Applied Social Psychology: Understanding and Addressing Social and Practical ProblemsJamie A. Gruman, Frank W. Schneider, Larry M. Coutts This student-friendly introduction to the field focuses on understanding social and practical problems and developing intervention strategies to address them. Offering a balance of theory, research, and application, the updated Third Edition includes the latest research, as well as new, detailed examples of qualitative research throughout. |
Contents
Social Psychology | |
The Scientific Process | |
Summary | |
Research Designs | |
Design of Interventions | |
1 | |
3 | |
Changing Health Behavior | |
PART II Applying Social Psychology to Arenas of Life | |
Increasing Success | |
Improved? | |
The Individual in an Organizational Context | |
Summary | |
The Police Investigation | |
Summary | |
Other Interventions | |
Process Issues | |
5 | |
Treating Social Anxiety | |
Summary | |
6 | |
Team Dynamics | |
Team Building | |
How Does Media Violence Affect | |
Summary | |
Summary | |
Health Psychology Defined | |
Sense of Community | |
Summary | |
The Built Environment | |
Cultural Diversity | |
Relationships | |
Balancing Optimism and Pessimism | |
A Balanced View of Optimism and Pessimism | |
Author Index | |
Subject Index | |
About the Editors | |
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