PrefaceAbout the AuthorsChapter 1: An Introduction to Social PsychologyWhat Is Social Psychology?What Are Some Big Questions Within Social Psychology?How Can Social Psychology Make My Life Better Now?Chapter SummaryCritical Thinking, Analysis, and ApplicationKey TermsChapter 2: Research MethodsHow Do Social Psychologists Design Studies?How Do Experiments Work in Social Psychology?How Can I Recognize Trustworthy Research?Chapter SummaryCritical Thinking, Analysis, and ApplicationKey TermsChapter 3: The Social SelfHow Do We Understand the "Self"?How Do We Know the Self Is Social?Are We Honest About Ourselves?Chapter SummaryCritical Thinking, Analysis, and ApplicationKey TermsChapter 4: Social CognitionHow Do We Think?Why Are There Flaws in Our Mental Machinery?Where Does Intuition Come From--and Can We Trust It?Chapter SummaryCritical Thinking, Analysis, and ApplicationKey TermsChapter 5: Person PerceptionWhat Happens During and After Forming First Impressions?How Do We Explain Other People's Behavior?Why Do We Misjudge One Another?Chapter SummaryCritical Thinking, Analysis, and ApplicationKey TermsChapter 6: Attitudes and PersuasionWhat Are Attitudes and Where Do They Come From?Do Attitudes Predict Behavior?How Do Attitudes Change?Chapter SummaryCritical Thinking, Analysis, and ApplicationKey TermsChapter 7: Social Influence: Conformity, Social Roles, and ObedienceWhat Types of Social Influence Exist?What Social Forces Compel Conformity?How Do Social Roles and Obedience to Authority Influence Us?Chapter SummaryCritical Thinking, Analysis, and ApplicationKey TermsChapter 8: Group ProcessesWhy Are Groups So Important to Us?How Do Groups Influence Individual Performance?How Can Individuals Influence Groups?Chapter SummaryCritical Thinking, Analysis, and ApplicationKey TermsChapter 9: Stereotyping, Prejudice, and DiscriminationWhy Do We Keep Using Stereotypes?How Do Stereotypes Turn Into Prejudice?How Can We Reduce Prejudice and Discrimination?Chapter SummaryCritical Thinking, Analysis, and ApplicationKey TermsChapter 10: Helping and Prosocial BehaviorWhat Motivates People to Help Others, in General?Why Are Some People More Helpful Than Others?What Circumstances Make Helping More or Less Likely?Chapter SummaryCritical Thinking, Analysis, and ApplicationKey TermsChapter 11: AggressionWhat Is Aggression?Why Are Humans Aggressive?How Can We Manage or Reduce Aggression?Chapter SummaryCritical Thinking, Analysis, and ApplicationKey Terms Chapter 12: Intimate RelationshipsWhat Causes Attraction?How Do We Decide to Commit to a Particular Relationship?How Do Gender and Culture Influence Relationships?Chapter SummaryCritical Thinking, Analysis, and ApplicationKey TermsApplied Mini-ChaptersA: Social Psychology and SportsWhat Is Sport Psychology?What Is Fan Psychology?Key TermsB: Social Psychology of Law and the CourtroomHow Do Psychology and Law Fit Together?What Do Social Psychologists Know About False Confessions and Eyewitness Testimony?Key TermsC: Social Psychology and Relationship ViolenceWhat Does Relationship Violence Look Like?How Can Survivors Heal and Move Forward?Key TermsD: Social Psychology and Cult IndoctrinationWhat Makes a Group Qualify as a "Cult"?How Do Cults Recruit and Exploit People?Key TermsE: Social Psychology of Stress and HealthHow Do Environmental Stressors Influence Health?How Can Social Psychology Improve Medical Adherence?Key TermsF: Social Psychology: The Joy of a Sustainable EnvironmentWhat Are Threshold Effects?How Can Social Psychologists Contribute to a Sustainable Environment?Key TermsG: Social Psychology and Happiness: Positive PsychologyWhat Is Positive Psychology?How Is Positive Psychology Changing?Key TermsReferencesGlossarySubject Index.