Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Volume 25 (Advances in Experimental Social Psychology)

This article reviews controversies that have surrounded research on interpersonal accuracy for the last 50 years by providing and justifying a probabilistic conception of accuracy and by addressing the following issues: Whether accuracy can be distinguished from logical coherence; whether accuracy research provides insight into cognitive processes; why accuracy in perception of a behavior or trait must be distinguished from accuracy in explanations for that behavior or trait; how to distinguish self-fulfilling prophecy from accuracy; why distinguishing among several levels of analysis is crucial with respect to evaluating the accuracy of social stereotypes; whether accuracy research helps create or alleviate social problems; how accuracy can sometimes lead to discrimination; similarities and differences between establishing scientific construct validity and the accuracy of lay social beliefs; and the nature of some of the contributions to understanding social perception provided by componential and noncomponential approaches to the study of accuracy. Content: Edited by Page iii Copyright page Page iv Contributors Page ix Universals in the Content and Structure of Values: Theoretical Advances and Empirical Tests in 20 Countries Original Research Article Pages 1-65 Shalom H. Schwartz Motivational Foundations of Behavioral Confirmation Original Research Article Pages 67-114 Mark Snyder A Relational Model of Authority in Groups Original Research Article Pages 115-191 Tom R. Tyler, E. Allan Lind You Can't Always Think What You Want: Problems in the Suppression of Unwanted Thoughts Original Research Article Pages 193-225 Daniel M. Wegner Affect in Social Judgments and Decisions: A Multiprocess Model Original Research Article Pages 227-275 Joseph Paul Forgas The Social Psychology of Stanley Milgram Original Research Article Pages 277-329 Thomas Blass The Impact of Accountability on Judgment and Choice: Toward A Social Contingency Model Original Research Article Pages 331-376 Philip E. Tetlock Index Pages 377-390 Contents of Other Volumes Pages 391-397 This volume offers essays on advances in the field of experimental social psychology. Among the topics discussed are universals in the structure and content in values and the social psychology of Stanley Milgram.