Thomas E. Heinzen & Wind Goodfriend 
Social Psychology 

This award-winning text invites students to discover social psychology’s relevance to their lives. Authors Thomas Heinzen and Wind Goodfriend capture student interest by weaving stories drawn from their own personal experiences with compelling examples from everyday life, all carefully placed in historical context. Social psychology is presented as an evolving, science-driven conversation; chapters build on core questions central to scientific inquiry, while a methods-in-context approach cultivates psychological literacy. The
Second Edition has been thoroughly updated with new pop culture examples, additional diversity coverage, recent controversies related to the Zimbardo and Milgram studies, and over a hundred new citations from the latest research.



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Preface

About the Authors

CHAPTER 1. An Introduction to Social Psychology

What Is Social Psychology?

What Are Some Big Questions Within Social Psychology?

How Can Social Psychology Make My Life Better Now?

Chapter Summary

Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application

CHAPTER 2. Research Methods

How Do Social Psychologists Design Studies?

How Do Experiments Work in Social Psychology?

How Can I Recognize Trustworthy Research?

Chapter Summary

Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application

CHAPTER 3. The Social Self

How Do We Understand the “Self?”

How Do We Know the Self Is Social?

Are We Honest About Ourselves?

Chapter Summary

Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application

CHAPTER 4. Social Cognition

How Do We Think?

Why Are There Flaws in Our Mental Machinery?

Where Does Intuition Come From—and Can We Trust It?

Chapter Summary

Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application

CHAPTER 5. Person Perception

What Happens During and After Forming First Impressions?

How Do We Explain Other People’s Behavior?

Why Do We Misjudge One Another?

Chapter Summary

Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application

CHAPTER 6. Attitudes and Persuasion

What Are Attitudes and Where Do They Come From?

Do Attitudes Predict Behavior?

How Do Attitudes Change?

Chapter Summary

Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application

CHAPTER 7. Social Influence: Conformity, Social Roles, and Obedience

What Types of Social Influence Exist?

What Social Forces Compel Conformity?

How Are We Influenced by Social Roles and Obedience to Authority?

Chapter Summary

Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application

CHAPTER 8. Group Processes

Why Are Groups So Important to Us?

How Do Groups Influence Individuals?

How Can Individuals Influence Groups?

Chapter Summary

Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application

CHAPTER 9. Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Why Do We Keep Using Stereotypes?

How Do Stereotypes Turn Into Prejudices?

How Can We Reduce Prejudice and Discrimination?

Chapter Summary

Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application

CHAPTER 10. Helping and Prosocial Behavior

What Motivates People to Help Others, in General?

Why Are Some People More Helpful Than Others?

What Circumstances Make Helping More or Less Likely?

Chapter Summary

Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application

CHAPTER 11. Aggression

What Is Aggression?

Why Are Humans Aggressive?

How Can We Manage or Reduce Aggression?

Chapter Summary

Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application

CHAPTER 12. Intimate Relationships

What Causes Attraction?

How Do We Decide to Commit to a Particular Relationship?

How Do Gender and Culture Influence Relationships?

Chapter Summary

Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Application

CHAPTER A. Social Psychology and Careers

Who Are You After Social Psychology?

Where Can a Social Problem Solver Work?

CHAPTER B. Social Psychology of Humans and Their Pets

How Do Humans Think About Animals and Pets?

What Do Pets Mean to Humans?

CHAPTER C. Social Psychology and a Sustainable Environment

What Are Threshold Effects?

How Can Social Psychologists Contribute to a Sustainable Environment?

CHAPTER D. Social Psychology of Law and the Courtroom

How Do Psychology and Law Fit Together?

What Do Social Psychologists Know About False Confessions and Eyewitness Testimony?

CHAPTER E. Social Psychology of Stress and Health

How Do Environmental Stressors Influence Health?

How Can Social Psychology Improve Medical Adherence?

CHAPTER F. Social Psychology and Happiness: Positive Psychology

What Is Positive Psychology?

How Is Positive Psychology Changing?

CHAPTER G. Social Psychology and Money

What Is Behavioral Economics?

How Can I Apply Behavioral Economics to My Personal Finances?

CHAPTER H. Social Psychology and Relationship Violence

What Does Relationship Violence Look Like?

How Can Survivors Heal and Move Forward?

References

Glossary

Author Index

Subject Index

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Wind Goodfriend has been teaching psychology at Buena Vista University, a Midwestern liberal arts school for fifteen years. Wind is a three-time Faculty of the Year award winner. She became Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies in 2017. She also serves as the co-director of the trauma advocacy program and volunteers as the chief research officer for the Institute for the Prevention of Relationship Violence. Wind has written 13 book chapters on psychology in pop culture, covering topics including Game of Thrones, Wonder Woman, Doctor Who, Star Trek, and more. She has developed a wide variety of undergraduate courses including special topics classes such as Psychology of Colonialism, Psychology in Popular Film, and Relationship Violence. She received her B.A. from Buena Vista University and both her Master’s and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Purdue University.