Exploring Social Psychology

Studying social psychology

David Myers is a world renowned psychologist. Myers' book is a masterpiece of teaching art: in a fascinating way, the reader gets acquainted with the science of human behavior in society, quickly and reliably memorizes concepts, facts, theories, studies methods and experiments. The academic course in social psychology outlined in this book is learned effectively and easily.

David G. Myers is professor of psychology at Hope College Michigan. He is one of those teachers that students themselves call “outstanding”. Myers loves teaching, and this passion is imbued with all of his work written for a wide audience. He has published articles in twenty magazines and has authored and co-authored about a dozen popular books, including The Pursuit of Happiness (Avon, 1993) and The American Paradox (Yale University Press, 2000).

Myers' research work was praised: for his work on group polarization, the ninth section of the American Psychological Association awarded him the prestigious Gordon Allport Prize. Myers' research papers have been published in over 20 journals including Science, American Scientist, Psychological Science, and American Psychologist. He serves as a science and consulting editor for the Journal of experimental Social Psychology and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

In his free time from teaching and research, David Myers heads the Commission on Humanitarian Relations in his hometown, with his help, the city's Community Assistance Center was founded, which supports low-income families; the scientist's lectures are heard in numerous university and religious audiences. David and Carol Myers have three children: two sons and a daughter.

Preface to the Russian edition

A gratifying trend of recent times for those who study in higher education and for those who teach there is the publication of domestic editions of foreign textbooks widely known in many countries. This book by David Myers belongs to the category of just such works. This name is undoubtedly familiar to the reader interested in social psychology. The publication of Myers' textbook Social Psychology, carried out several years ago in St. Petersburg, was the first domestic publication of this kind. Myers' new work, Exploring Social Psychology, is also a textbook on this discipline. However, it should be emphasized that this is a very different book.

How does this work of Myers differ from the one that is, perhaps, already familiar to our reader? The first thing that catches your eye when comparing is that this textbook is half the size of the previous book by Myers. And this, undoubtedly, can please any student while preparing for the exam. But this is not the main thing.

The specific duty of this book lies in its form. The former, almost 700-page (in the Russian edition) textbook by Myers is not only "compressed", but restructured into a series of small sections written in a living language, far from being scientific. At the same time, the well-known position is fully confirmed: a real professional can talk about the subject of his interest as long as he wants and, conversely, as briefly. It all depends on the specific situation.

What are the other characteristic features of this textbook? It should be noted that its author is a psychologist by training and has been teaching various psychological disciplines for many years. Why is it important? Let us remind the reader that since the beginning of the 20th century, social psychology began to develop within the framework of two branches of scientific knowledge - psychology and sociology. Various representatives of one and the other science include (still) social psychology in "their" system of knowledge. Therefore, social psychology as a science acquires an appropriate "emphasis" depending on whether the psychological or sociological foundation underlies the research analysis. In this case, Myers acts as a consistent psychologist, whose focus is not on society (like a sociologist), but on a person who finds himself in various situations and is exposed to these situations. The content of this book quite fully covers the main problems of modern American social psychology. It examines not only studies recognized as classical and having a great impact on the subsequent development of science, but also works of recent times that expand the horizon of socio-psychological knowledge. Such, for example, are studies of gender issues, various aspects of love and happiness.

Since social psychology is a humanitarian science, the author's own position on the relationship between the individual and society is always important. Myers' conclusion on the last page of his book is that "we ourselves are the creators of our social worlds." In addition to this thought, he emphasizes that it is we ourselves who are "morally responsible for how we use the freedom given to us." The research materials presented in the new book by Myers, in one way or another, confirm these conclusions. It can be said with good reason that Myers' textbook not only enriches the reader with new knowledge, but also carries a certain humanistic morality, emphasizing the value of each personality, its role and responsibility in a situation of choice.

The author of this foreword is especially pleased to recommend this book to our readers also because he has the honor of being with Professor Myers in the same scientific organization SPSSI (The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues) - the Society for Psychological Research of Social Issues. In the leadership of this society, which was founded in 1936 in the United States by Kurt Levin, David Myers has been working for a long time and very fruitfully.

In conclusion, we note that Myers' textbook attracts not only with its rich research material, but also with its clear form, logic of argumentation, and vivid language that has not faded due to a good translation. This book may be of interest to both students, graduate students, novice psychologists, and highly experienced specialists. Each category of readers will find here a lot of useful information. Professor Myers' new book will undoubtedly take its rightful place in a number of educational publications in social psychology.

A. L. Sventsitsky

professor, Head of the Department of Social Psychology

St. Petersburg State University

Saint Petersburg, September 2000

Foreword

Undoubtedly, social psychology is an academic discipline with its own history, characters, theories, methods and jargon. But at its best, this science studies the soul of society and keeps its finger on the pulse of all mankind. In recent years, it has gradually moved to the central position. Previously, social psychology was viewed as a minor curiosity, more closely related to cultural anthropology than to practical and versatile experimental psychology - the one that with the proud stigma of "made in the USA" dominated psychology at least until the 1960s. And if cognitive psychology returned to science the concept of human consciousness, then social psychology immersed people in a living social context filled with meaning. When scientists in other areas of psychology also realized that it is important to know a person's social environment and interpersonal dynamics in order to understand the patterns of thinking, feelings and actions of a person, then there social aspects began to be included in research. As a result, we have social cognition, social learning, social evolution, social theory of personality, and many other borderline disciplines that enrich our understanding of human nature. And although we traditionally used to say that the focus of psychological research is the individual, the picture becomes much more exciting when the person is considered as part of a complex social fabric.

David Myers "Social Psychology"

(David G. Myers "Social Psychology", 7th ed., 2002)

This book, both strictly scientific and human, is filled with facts and intriguing information that makes reading it not only educational, but also exciting. It describes the fundamental principles of social thinking, social influence and social behavior, as well as a variety of experiments and recent research. The book will be useful not only for psychologists, but also for sociologists, philosophers, political scientists.

Content

Foreword

Chapter 1. Introduction to Social Psychology

Social psychology and related disciplines

Social psychology and human values

The phenomenon "I knew it!": Is it possible to equate social psychology and common sense?

How social psychologists work

Part I. Social thinking

Chapter 2. I'm in the social world

Self-concept: who am I?

Conscious self-control

Predisposition in favor of self

Self-presentation

Chapter 3. Social beliefs and judgments

How do we explain the actions of others

Constructing interpretations and memories

How we judge others

Self-fulfilling beliefs

Chapter 4. Behavior and Attitudes

Do attitudes determine behavior

Does the behavior of the installation determine?

Why Actions Affect Attitudes

Part II. Social impact

Chapter 5. Genes, culture and gender

Human nature and cultural differences

Gender differences and similarities

Evolution and gender: do what nature dictated?

Culture and gender

Chapter 6. Conformity

Classic studies

When does conformism appear?

Why is conformism manifested?

Who is conforming?

Resistance to social pressure

Chapter 7. Persuasion

Persuasion methods

Beliefs

Examples of persuasion research: how sects recruit followers

Resistance to persuasion: grafting attitudes

Chapter 8. Group influence

What is a group

Social facilitation

Social laziness

Deindividualization

Group polarization

Grouped thinking

Minority influence

Part III. Social relationships

Chapter 9. Prejudice: Antipathy for Others

The nature and power of prejudice

Social sources of prejudice

Emotional sources of prejudice

Cognitive sources of prejudice

Chapter 10. Aggression: Harming Others

What is aggression?

Aggression theories

Factors provoking aggression

Reducing aggression

Chapter 11. Attraction and intimacy, friendship and love

friendship

Love

Maintaining close relationships

Ending a relationship

Chapter 12. Altruism: Helping Others

Why do people help each other?

When do we help each other?

Whom do we help?

How can we make care more common?

Chapter 13. Conflict and Reconciliation

Conflict

Reconciliation

Modules. Applied Social Psychology

Module A. Social psychology in the clinic

How clinical psychologists make their judgments

Social cognition and problem behavior

Socio-psychological approach to treatment

Social support and wellbeing

Module B. Social Psychology and Justice

Testimony of witnesses

Other sources of influence on judgment

Jurors as individuals

Jury as a group

From the laboratory to life: real juries and their imitations

Module B. Social Psychology and a Sustainable Future

Global crisis

Social psychology of materialism and moderation

Towards smart consumption

Glossary

David J. Myers is professor of psychology at Hope College, Michigan. He is not only a brilliant educator, but also an outstanding scientist: the American Psychological Association (9th branch) awarded him the Gordon Allport Prize for his research on group polarization. His scientific articles have been published in more than two dozen journals. D. Myers - magazine consulting editor Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, author of dozens of books, including popular science.

Foreword

When I was first asked to write this textbook, I imagined a book that should be both strictly scientific and human, filled with proven facts and intriguing. She should talk about social psychology no less exciting than the forensic reporter tells about any investigation, and for this she should contain both the generalized results of the most recent studies of the most important social phenomena, and information about how scientists study and interpret them. ... The material should be presented in sufficient detail, but it should also stimulate thinkingstudents - their willingness to delve into the essence of problems, analyze them and correlate the principles of science with what is happening in real life.

How should an author select material for a "sufficiently complete" introductory textbook in the discipline he is engaged in? Material that would be perceived as a whole story, but at the same time would not frighten off with its cumbersomeness, because it can be learned in parts? And I decided to present those theories and data that, on the one hand, are quite accessible to the average student, and on the other, are not covered in other courses in sociology or psychology, and at the same time focus on the material that makes it possible to present social psychology in spirit of the intellectual tradition inherent in the humanities. A liberal arts education that addresses the masterpieces of literature and the greatest achievements of philosophy and science, develops our thinking, broadens our horizons and frees us from the power of the moment. Social psychology can also contribute to achieving these goals.

Only a few of those who study psychology in their student years become professional psychologists, almost all of them choose other specialties. By focusing on aspects of this science that are important from a humanistic point of view, one can present its fundamental content in such a way that it will be useful to all students and will have a stimulating effect on them.

Social psychology is a real celebration of ideas! Throughout the history of mankind, human social behavior has been scientifically studied only for one century, the same one that recently ended. If we take into account that we are only at the very beginning of the path, we can say that the results achieved do us honor. We have been enriched with important information about beliefs and illusions, about love and hate, about conformism and independence.

Although much in human behavior still remains a mystery, social psychology today can partially answer many intriguing questions:

- Will people behave differently if they first accept new attitudes? If so, what is the most effective persuasion?

- Why do people sometimes help and sometimes harm each other?

- How do social conflicts arise and what needs to be done in order for its participants to unclench their fists and shake hands?

Answering these questions - and this is my mission as the author of this book - allows us to better understand ourselves and the social forces that affect us.

How is the tutorial structured?

The presentation of the main course is preceded by a separate chapter, which acquaints the reader with the methods of socio-psychological research. She also warns students that the results already known can be taken for granted, and that social psychologists' own moral values \u200b\u200bpermeate the science they study. The challenge that the author set for himself in this chapter was to prepare students to absorb the rest of the chapters.

The book is structured in accordance with its definition of social psychology as the science of how people thinkabout each other (part I), influence each other (part II) and relateto each other (part III).

Part I is dedicated to social thinking, that is, how we perceive ourselves and others. It evaluates the accuracy of our impressions, intuitions, and explanations.

Part II addresses social impact. By paying tribute to the cultural origins of our attitudes and by examining the nature of conformity, belief, and grouped thinking, we can better understand the latent social forces that affect us.

Part III is devoted to the manifestations of both negative and positive social relations(in the form of attitudes and behavior). It is structured in the following way: a story about aggression is preceded by a presentation of material about prejudices, and a story about altruism is preceded by material about the mutual inclinations of people; it ends with an examination of the dynamics of the conflict and its resolution.

The practical use of the results of socio-psychological research is described both in each chapter and in a separate chapter "Applied Social Psychology", which consists of three independent modules: "Social Psychology in Clinic", "Social Psychology and Justice" and "Social Psychology and Reliable future".

In this edition, as in the previous one, much attention is paid to different cultures, as can be seen, in particular, in Chapter 6, which tells about the role of cultural traditions; this is evidenced by the use in all chapters of the book of the results of research carried out in different countries. All authors are children of their culture, and I am no exception. And yet, thanks to my acquaintance with the world psychological literature, correspondence with researchers living in different parts of the world, and trips abroad, I got the opportunity to introduce readers from different countries to the world of social psychology. The main focus, as in previous editions, is on the fundamental principles of social thinking, social influence and social behavior as formulated from the results of rigorous experimental research. In the hope of broadening our understanding of the united family that is called humanity, I have sought to illustrate these principles with transnational examples.

To make it easier for readers to study this book, I have again divided each chapter into three or four not very long sections. Each section is preceded by a small announcement and a summary, which organizes the content of the section and highlights key concepts.

Believing, like Thoreau, that “everything living can be simply and naturally written in an understandable language”, while working on each paragraph, I strove to create a textbook as fascinating and useful as possible. Thanks to the new decoration of the book, the drawings and photographs acquired a second aboutgreater expressiveness. As in the previous edition, a glossary is provided at the end of the book, which deciphers the terms used during the presentation.

Although there is only one name on the cover of this book, in fact, a large team of scientists contributed to its creation. Despite the fact that none of them bears any responsibility for what I have written and for the fact that not all of them and do not agree with me in everything, their comments and suggestions, no doubt, went to my advantage.

Many of the helpful comments and improvements made by the consultants and reviewers of the first six editions are preserved in the book. And I am sincerely grateful to each of them.

They gave me invaluable help Hope College(Michigan) and University of St. Andres(Scotland). Thanks to the people who work in these educational institutions and the environment prevailing in them, I enjoyed the very process of "nurturing" "Social Psychology". IN Hope Collegethe poet Jack Ridle helped me find the tone you’ll hear when you read this book, and Katie Adamski put her goodwill and secretarial talent back into it. Phyllis and Rick Vandervelde handled all the drawings exceptionally professionally and quickly. Katherine Brownson, Jennifer Huber, and Rachel Brownson worked on bibliography, proofreading, and all clerical work. Catherine Brownson also worked on a new column, Social Psychology in My Work, and she has done aboutthe biggest part of such thankless work as compiling an author's index and page-by-page verification of references.

If not for the publishing house McGraw-Hillin the person of Nelson Black, I would never have the idea to write a textbook. Alison Meershaert supervised the layout of the first edition. Rebecca Hope and Sharon Geary helped me plan the seventh edition and the tutorials that accompany it. Project leader Susan Brush, with the active participation of editor Laurie Baron, patiently guided the process of turning the manuscript into a finished book.

I sincerely thank everyone who helped and supported me. Collaborating with them has made the creation of this book an enjoyable and exciting experience.

David J. Myers

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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY .............................. 27

in Social psychology and related sciences ............................................ .....thirty

Social psychology and sociology .............................................. ..thirty

Social psychology and personality psychology .................................. 31

Explanation levels ................................................ ........................... 31

Summary................................................. ........................................... 33

■ Social psychology and human values \u200b\u200b................................... 33

Obvious Impact of Values \u200b\u200b............................................... ............. 34

The Veiled Influence of Values \u200b\u200b............................................... ... 34

Subjective aspects of science ............................................... .......... 34

Veiled values \u200b\u200bin psychological concepts ............. 36

It is impossible to combine "is" and "should be" .................................... 38

Summary................................................. ........................................... 38

■ “I knew it!”: Is not social psychology

analogue of common sense? .............................................. ........................... 40

Summary................................................. ........................................... 46

■ Social psychology: how it's done ........................................... ...... 46

Correlation Research: Finding Natural Relationships .......... 46

Opposition: relationship - causality ................................ 47

Poll................................................. ......................................... 49

Non-representative samples ................................................ ....fifty

Sequence of questions ................................................ .... 51

The right to choose an answer ............................................... .................. 52

Wording ................................................. ........................ 52

Experimental research: search for cause and effect ............. 53

Control: Manipulating Variables ..................................... 53

Random distribution: the great equalizer ............................... 55

Ethics of experimental research ........................................ 56

Explanation and prediction: using theories ..................................... 58

From laboratory to life ............................................. .................. 60

Summary................................................. ........................................... 60

PART 1. SOCIAL THINKING ________________________ 62

CHAPTER 2. "I" IN THE SOCIAL WORLD ......................................... .................. 64

■ Self-concept .............................................. .................................................. .... 64

Self-knowledge ................................................. .................................. 67

■ Social psychology

Explanation of our behavior ............................................... ........ 67

Prediction of our behavior ............................................... ............. 68

The Wisdom and Fallacies of Introspection ........................................... 69

I and culture ............................................... ..................................... 71

Summary................................................. ........................................... 73

■ Self-efficacy ................................................ ....................................... 74

Locus of Corgtrol ................................................ ................................ 74

Acquired helplessness - self-determination ............................ 75

Collective efficiency ................................................ ............ 77

Summary................................................. ........................................... 79

■ Predisposition in favor of your Self ............................................ ............. 79

Explanations of positive and negative events .................................. 79

Can we all be above average? .......................................... .... 82

Unrealistic optimism ................................................ ................ 83

False consensus and uniqueness .............................................. ...... 85

Other tendencies in favor of your Self ............................................ .86

Motivation for self-esteem ................................................ .................. 88

Reflections on self-efficacy and predisposition in favor

my self ................................................ ........................................... 89

Predisposition in favor of self as an adaptation ....................... 90

Predisposition in favor of self as a bad adaptation ........... 91

Summary................................................. ........................................... 93

■ Self-presentation ................................................ ............................................ 94

False modesty ................................................ .......................... 94

The obstacles that we create for ourselves ........................................ 95

Experience Management ................................................ ............... 96

Summary................................................. ........................................... 98

CHAPTER 3. SOCIAL BELIEFS AND JUDGMENTS ......................., ........ 99

■ Interpreting Others ............................................... ...................................one hundred

To attribute the reason: a person or a situation ............................. 100

Intended traits ................................................ ................ 102

Common Sense Attributions ............................................... ......... 103

Integration of information ................................................ ............. 104

Why We Study Attribution Errors ............................................. 104

Fundamental attribution error ............................................... 105

Fundamental attribution error in everyday life .......... 107

Why do we make the attribution error? ................................... 109

Perspective and situational awareness .................................... 109

Cultural differences ................................................ .... 2

How fundamental is the fundamental attribution error? 2

Summary................................................. ................ ] 5

■ Our judgments about others ............................................. ............................... U5

Intuition: our potential for inner knowledge ................................. 115

The power of intuition ................................................ ............. jjg

The boundaries of intuition ................................................ ...................... 117

Constructing Interpretations and Memories .............................. 118

Perception and interpretation of events .......................................... 119

Persistence of beliefs ................................................ ................. 122

Memories Construction ................................................ ..123

Reconstruction of past installations ................................... 124

Reconstructing past behavior ................................... 126

Reconstruction of previous experience ............................................... 127

Arrogance in judgment ............................................... .......... 128

A cure for arrogance ............................................... ..... 131

Heuristic................................................. ..................................... 132

Representativeness heuristic ................................................ .... 132

Ignoring basic assessment information ........................... 133

Availability of heuristics ................................................ ............... 134

Illusory thinking ................................................ ................... 136

Illusory relationship ................................................ ............ 136

Illusion of control ................................................ ..................... 138

Gambling ................................................ ....................... 138

Return to mean ............................................... .................. 138

Mood and judgment ............................................... .................... 140

Summary................................................. ......................................... 142

■ Beliefs of Self-Realization ............................................... ......................... 143

Teacher expectations and student behavior ................................ 144

What we expect from others is what we get ......................................... .... 145

Summary................................................. ......................................... 147

■ Conclusions ................................................ .................................................. ......... 148

Summary................................................. ......................................... 152

CHAPTER 4. BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDES ............................................ ............. 153

■ Do attitudes determine behavior? ............................................ .......... 155

Are we all hypocrites? ............................................. ................ 155

When Do Attitudes Really Predict Behavior? ................ 157

Reducing social influences on expressed attitudes ......... 157

Reduction of other influences on behavior ................................... 158

Chapter 1. Introduction to Social Psychology
Social psychology and related disciplines
Social psychology and human values
The phenomenon “I knew it!”: Is it possible to equate social psychology and common sense?
How social psychologists work
Author's postscript. What prompted me to write this book?
PartI... Social thinking
Chapter 2. I'm in the social world
Self-concept: who am I?
Conscious self-control
Predisposition in favor of self
Self-presentation
Author's postscript. Two-faced truth: the dangers of the proud man and the power of positive thinking
Chapter 3. Social beliefs and judgments
How do we explain the actions of others
Constructing interpretations and memories
How we judge others
Self-fulfilling beliefs
Author's postscript. Reflections on the strengths and weaknesses of intuition
Chapter 4. Behavior and Attitudes
Do attitudes determine behavior
Does the behavior of the installation determine?
Why Actions Affect Attitudes
Author's postscript. Changing yourself through action
PartII... Social impact
Chapter 5. Genes, culture and gender
Human nature and cultural differences
Gender differences and similarities
Evolution and gender: do what nature dictated?
Culture and gender
Author's postscript. Who are we? The creators of our social worlds or their creatures?
Chapter 6. Conformity
Classic studies
When does conformism appear?
Why is conformism manifested?
Who is conforming?
Resistance to social pressure
Author's postscript. Be a member of society and remain an individual
Chapter 7. Persuasion
Persuasion methods
Beliefs
Examples of persuasion research: how sects recruit followers
Resistance to persuasion: grafting attitudes
Author's postscript. Be open but not gullible
Chapter 8. Group influence
What is a group
Social facilitation
Social laziness
Deindividualization
Group polarization
Grouped thinking
Minority influence
Author's postscript. Are groups harmful to us?
PartIII... Social relationships
Chapter 9.
Chapter 10. Aggression: Harming Others
What is aggression?
Aggression theories
Factors provoking aggression
Reducing aggression
Author's postscript. Reforming a culture of violence
Chapter 11. Attraction and intimacy, friendship and love
friendship
Love
Maintaining close relationships
Ending a relationship
Author's postscript. The art of loving and being loved
Chapter 12. Altruism: Helping Others
Why do people help each other?
When do we help each other?
Whom do we help?
How can we make the provision of assistance more common?
Author's postscript. Introducing social psychology into life
Chapter 13. Conflict and Reconciliation
Conflict
Reconciliation
Author's postscript. Communitarianism

Modules. Applied Social Psychology
Module A. Social psychology in the clinic
How clinical psychologists make judgments
Social cognition and problem behavior
Socio-psychological approach to treatment
Social support and wellbeing
Author's postscript. How to be happy?
Module B. Social Psychology and Justice
Testimony of witnesses
Other sources of influence on judgment
Jurors as individuals
Jury as a group
From the laboratory to life: real juries and their imitations
Author's postscript. Psychological Science Shapes Critical Thinking
Module B. Social Psychology and a Sustainable Future
Global crisis
Social psychology of materialism and moderation
Towards smart consumption
Author's postscript. Afterword
Glossary
Index

This book, both strictly scientific and human, is filled with facts and intriguing information that makes reading it not only educational, but also exciting. It describes the fundamental principles of social thinking, social influence and social behavior, as well as a variety of experiments and recent research. The book will be useful not only for psychologists, but also for sociologists, philosophers, political scientists.

WORD, St. Petersburg: Prime-Euroznak, 2002. - 512 p.

This book can be called both strictly scientific and purely human, because its pages are filled with interesting information and intriguing facts, which makes the study of the material informative and exciting.

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This book can be called both strictly scientific and purely human, because its pages are filled with interesting information and intriguing facts, which makes the study of the material informative and exciting. The paper provides data on the fundamental principles of social thinking, social behavior, social influence, as well as the results of recent research and experiments. The book is adapted for psychologists, political scientists, sociologists and philosophers.

The book consists of 13 chapters and several additional modules.

The chapters deal with the question of what social psychology is and its interaction with related disciplines, how it is associated with human values. The issues of social thinking, a person's place in society, self-control, beliefs, behavior, attitudes, social influence and social relations are considered. At the end of each chapter, the author draws very interesting conclusions.

The module part consists of several small chapters that deal with applied social psychology and the relationship of social psychology with the themes of justice and a secure future.

At the end of the book there is a glossary and an alphabetical index for easy search of the necessary information in the book.

about the author

Myers David - American professor at the Faculty of Psychology at Hope College in Michigan, USA. Educator and distinguished scientist who received the Gordon Allport Prize, awarded to him by the 9th branch of the American Psychological Association for his research on group polarization. His scientific works have been published in over twenty journals in psychology. In addition, David Myers is a consulting editor for The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and has authored numerous books.