Then a miracle occurs : focusing on behavior in social psychological theory and research : Purdue Symposium on Psychological Sciences

## Abstract The inaugural Purdue Symposium on Psychological Sciences (PSPB) gathered leading thinkers in social psychology to consider theoretical and empirical issues relevant to behavior, across the field and with respect to various subfields of social psychological inquiry. This volume presents the contributions of the PSPS symposium participants. Each contributor highlights theoretical and/or measurement issues about behavior, including how behavior is treated in current social psychological theory and research. The book's coverage of behavior is divided into two overarching sections: (1) behavior and intra-individual processes, including social cognition and individual differences, and (2) behavior and inter-individual processes, including close relationships and group dynamics. Despite the imposed sections, there is significant overlap in issues examined across sections. Focusing attention on a multiplicity of issues surrounding the study of behavior is timely and important. Some scholars believe that, across various sub-disciplines of the field, social psychology has contributed a great deal to our understanding of behavior and its antecedents. From this perspective, there is considerable utility in drawing together such work in one place. Other scholars suggest that, though there has been great progress elucidating the internal cognitive, affective and motivational underpinnings of behavior, much less research focuses on external behavior itself. From this perspective, it is important to identify the theoretical gaps, the empirical needs, and the focal issues that still demand attention. In this volume, we review some of these key issues with contributions from some of the world's leading social and personality psychologists. Behavior and miracles / Christopher R. Agnew, Donal E. Carlston, William G. Graziano, and Janice R. Kelly Psychology as the science of self-reports and finger movements : whatever happened to actual behavior? (perspectives on Psychological Science 2007 article reprint) / Roy F. Baumeister, Kathleen D. Vohs, and David C. Funder Behavioral assessment practices among social psychologists who study small groups / Richard L. Moreland, Joshua D. Fetterman, Jeffrey J. Flagg, and Kristina L. Swanenburg Individuals, behavior, and what lies between the two / Donal E. Carlston and William G. Graziano Habit : from overt action to mental events / Bas Verplanken Unconscious behavioral guidance systems / John A. Bargh and Ezequiel Morsella Does emotion cause behavior (apart from making people do stupid, destructive things)? / Roy F. Baumeister, C. Nathan DeWall, Kathleen D. Vohs, and Jessica L. Alquist How to maximize implementation intention effects / Peter M. Gollwitzer, Frank Wieber, Andrea L. Myers, and Sean M. McCrea Distinguishing between prediction and influence : multiple processes underlying attitude-behavior consistency / Leandre R. Fabrigar, Duane T. Wegener, and Tara K. MacDonald Personality as manifest in behavior : direct behavioral observation using the revised riverside behavioral Q-sort (RBQ-3.0) / R. Michael Furr, Seth A. Wagerman, and David C. Funder Personality, demographics, and self-reported behavioral acts : the development of avocational interest scales from estimates of the amount of time spent in interest-related activities / Lewis R. Goldberg Measuring self-enhancement : from self-report to concrete behavior / Delroy L. Paulhus and Ronald R. Holden Developing an ecological framework for establishing connections among dispositions, behaviors, and environments : from affordances to behavior settings / Reuben M. Baron Behavior between people : emphasizing the "act" in interaction / Christopher R. Agnew and Janice R. Kelly Behavior, the brain, and the social psychology of close relationships / Arthur Aron The relationship context of human behavior / Harry T. Reis The atlas of interpersonal situations : a theory-driven approach to behavioral signatures / John G. Holmes and Justin V. Cavallo Mind-behavior relations in attachment theory and research / Phillip R. Shaver and Mario Mikulincer Grounding social psychology in behavior in daily life / Niall Bolger, Gertraud Stadler, and Christine Paprocki Communication, coordinated action and focal points in groups : from dating couples to emergency responders / Andrea B. Hollingshead Nonverbal behavior in social psychology research : the good, the bad, and the ugly / Judy B. Hall. Behavior and miracles / Christopher R. Agnew ... [et al.] Psychology as the science of self-reports and finger movements : whatever happened to actual behavior? / Roy F. Baumeister, Kathleen D. Vohs, and David C. Funder Behavioral assessment practices among social psychologists who study small groups / Richard L. Moreland ... [et al.] Individuals, behavior, and what lies between the two / Donal E. Carlston and William G. Graziano Habit : from overt action to mental events / Bas Verplanken Unconscious behavioral guidance systems / John A. Bargh and Ezequiel Morsella Does emotion cause behavior (apart from making people do stupid, destructive things)? / Roy F. Baumeister ... [et al.] How to maximize implementation intention effects / Peter M. Gollwitzer ... [et al.] Distinguishing between prediction and influence : multiple processes underlying attitude-behavior consistency / Leandre R. Fabrigar, Duane T. Wegener, and Tara K. MacDonald Personality as manifest in behavior : direct behavioral observation using the revised riverside behavioral Q-sort (RBQ-3.0) / R. Michael Furr, Seth A. Wagerman, and David C. Funder Personality, demographics, and self-reported behavioral acts : the development of avocational interest scales from estimates of the amount of time spent in interest-related activities / Lewis R. Goldberg Measuring self-enhancement : from self-report to concrete behavior / Delroy L. Paulhus and Ronald R. Holden Developing an ecological framework for establishing connections among dispositions, behaviors, and environments : from affordances to behavior settings / Reuben M. Baron Behavior between people : emphasizing the "act" in interaction / Christopher R. Agnew and Janice R. Kelly Behavior, the brain, and the social psychology of close relationships / Arthur Aron The relationship context of social behavior / Harry T. Reis The atlas of interpersonal situations : a theory-driven approach to behavioral signatures / John G. Holmes and Justin V. Cavallo Mind-behavior relations in attachment theory and research / Phillip R. Shaver and Mario Mikulincer Grounding social psychology in behavior in daily life : the case of conflict and distress in couples / Niall Bolger ... [et al.] Communication, coordinated action and focal points in groups : from dating couples to emergency responders / Andrea B. Hollingshead Nonverbal behavior in social psychology research : the good, the bad, and the ugly / Judy A. Hall. "Then a Miracle Occurs is a collection of papers focusing on a multiplicity of issues surrounding behavior. Social psychology has contributed a great deal to our understanding of behavior and its antecedents, and there is considerable utility in drawing together such work in one place. However, thought there has been great progress in elucidating the internal cognitive, affective and motivational underpinnings of behavior, much less research has focused on external behavior itself. While psychology has focused on the internal states of individuals, the study of actual observed behavior has become overly neglected. Then a Miracle Occurs identifies the theoretical gaps, the empirical needs, and the focal issues that still demand attention." "Bringing together well-known scholars from personality and social psychology to discuss ways that social psychological research can be more effective, Then a Miracle Occurs focuses on bringing behavior and social interaction back to the forefront of examination. The book examines one of the biggest problems in modern social psychological research and presents an array of methods and approaches to remedy the current trend in the field."--Jacket

Focusing attention on a multiplicity of issues surrounding the study of behavior is timely and important. Some scholars believe that, across various sub-disciplines of the field, social psychology actually has contributed a great deal to our understanding of behavior and its antecedents. From this perspective, there is considerable utility in drawing together such work in one place. Other scholars suggest that, though there has been great progress elucidating the internal cognitive, affective and motivational underpinnings of behavior, much less research focuses on external behavior itself. From this perspective, it is important to identify the theoretical gaps, the empirical needs, and the focal issues that still demand attention. Chapters in this timely volume review some of these key issues, with contributions from some of the world's leading social and personality psychologists.

Chapters in this volume review key issues in the study of social psychology, with contributions from some of the world's leading social and personality psychologists