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Social Psychology book cover
Social Psychology, 7/e
David G Myers, Hope College
Introducing Social Psychology

Chapter Outline

Social Psychology and Related Disciplines

Social Psychology and Sociology

  1. Social Psychology and Personality Psychology
  2. Social Psychology and Biology
  3. Levels of Explanation

Social Psychology and Human Values

  1. Obvious Ways in Which Values Enter Psychology
  2. Not-So-Obvious Ways in Which Values Enter Psychology
    1. The Subjective Aspects of Science
    2. Psychological Concepts Contain Hidden Values
    3. There is No Bridge from "Is" to "Ought"

I Knew It All Along: Is Social Psychology Simply Common Sense?

How We Do Social Psychology

  1. Forming and Testing Hypotheses
  2. Correlational Research: Detecting Natural Associations
    1. Correlation Versus Causation
    2. Survey Research
  3. Experimental Research: Searching for Cause and Effect
  4. Control: Manipulating Variables
  5. Random Assignment: The Great Equalizer
  6. The Ethics of Experimentation
  7. Generalizing from Laboratory to Life

Personal Postscript: Why I Wrote This Book









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