Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology: Intraindividual Processes (Blackwell Handbooks of Social Psychology)

this Volume On Intraindividual Processes Is One Of A Set Of Four Handbooks In The Social Psychology Field And Covers Social Cognition, Attitudes, And Attribution Theory. includes Contributions By Academics And Other Experts From Around The World To Ensure A Truly International Perspective. provides A Comprehensive Overview Of Classic And Current Research And Likely Future Trends. fully Referenced Chapters And Bibliographies Allow Easy Access To Further Study. now Available In Full Text Online Via Xreferplus, The Award-winning Reference Library On The Web From Xrefer. For More Information, Visit Www.xreferplus.com Cover......Page 1 Halftitle......Page 2 Inside Cover......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Series Editors’ Preface......Page 9 Preface......Page 11 PART I: Perspectives and Methods......Page 15 1 - Evolutionary Analyses in Social Psychology......Page 16 2 - The Cultural Grounding of Social Psychological Theory......Page 35 3 - A Lifespan Developmental Perspective......Page 57 4 - Cognitive Indices of Social Information Processing......Page 81 5 - The Psychophysiological Perspective on the Social Mind......Page 102 PART II: Cognition......Page 122 6 - Mental Representations......Page 123 7 - The Social Unconscious......Page 146 8 - Language and Social Cognition......Page 171 9 - Conversational Processes in Reasoning and Explanation......Page 193 10 - The Heuristics and Biases Approach to Judgment Under Uncertainty......Page 219 11 - How the Mind Moves: Knowledge Accessibility and the Fine-tuning of the Cognitive System......Page 248 12 - Standards, Expectancies, and Social Comparison......Page 269 13 - Individual Differences in Information Processing......Page 296 PART III: Social Motivation......Page 317 14 - Self-Regulation......Page 318 15 - Goal Setting and Goal Striving......Page 340 16 - On the Motives Underlying Social Cognition......Page 359 17 - The Nature of Emotion......Page 386 18 - The Consequences of Mood on the Processing of Social Information......Page 402 19 - Attitudes, Persuasion, and Behavior......Page 424 20 - The Construction of Attitudes......Page 447 21 - Values and Ideologies......Page 469 22 - Self-Esteem......Page 490 23 - Self-Concept and Identity......Page 510 24 - Identity Through Time: Constructing Personal Pasts and Futures......Page 529 PART IV: Applications......Page 556 25 - Psychology and Law......Page 557 26 - Consumer Behavior......Page 579 27 - Dealing with Adversity: Self-Regulation, Coping, Adaptation, and Health......Page 601 28 - The Psychological Determinants of Political Judgment......Page 625 Index......Page 645 This volume on intraindividual processes is one of a set of four handbooks in the social psychology field and covers social cognition, attitudes, and attribution theory. Includes contributions by academics and other experts from around the world to ensure a truly international perspective. Provides a comprehensive overview of classic and current research and likely future trends. Fully referenced chapters and bibliographies allow easy access to further study. Now available in full text online via xreferplus, the award-winning reference library on the web from xrefer.For more information, visit www.xreferplus.com [v. 1] Intraindividual processes / edited by Abraham Tesser and Norbert Schwarz [v. 2] Interpersonal processes / edited by Garth J.O. Fletcher and Margaret S. Clark [v. 3] Group processes / edited by Michael A. Hogg and R. Scott Tindale [v. 4] Intergroup processes / edited by Rupert Brown and Samuel L. Gaertner. This volume provides an authoritative overview of the field of intrapersonal processes. The study of intrapersonal processes leans heavily on the theory and methodology of cognitive psychology to provide precise and detailed models of social information processing This volume offers an overview of the field of intrapersonal processes. The book is divided into nine major sections on perspectives, cognition, social motivation, affect/emotion, influence/attitudes, self & identity, methods and approaches and applications Early in the history of the field social psychologists such as William James and William McDougall viewed minds as biological systems, like the heart or lungs, designed to perform particular functions.