The Oxford Encyclopedia of Social Psychology
Social psychology is the study of human interaction. It seeks to understand how people affect, and are affected by, other people—how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are affected by the real, imagined, or implied presence of other people. Social psychologists employ a wide variety of scientific methods, ranging from laboratory experiments to observational and survey studies conducted in the field. Ultimately, this research is aimed at building, testing, and revising theories of social behavior and interaction. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Social Psychology provides a scholarly, accessible, and up-to-date overview of the field in in-depth articles, which also appear online as part of the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology.
Volume Editor
Michael Hogg, Claremont Graduate University
Topics
Aggression and Prosocial Behavior
Attitudes
Attraction and Close Relationships
Attribution and Social Explanation
Culture
Environment
Gender
Group Processes
Health Psychology
Intergroup Behavior
Language and Communication
Persuasion and Attitude Change
Prejudice and Discrimination
Self and Identity
Social Cognition and Social Thinking
Social Influence
Articles
Attitudes (Geoffrey Haddock, Gregory R. Maio)
Attitudes and Behavior (Sapphira Thorne, Lukas Wolf)
Bystander Apathy (Steve A. Nida)
Compliance and Social Psychology (Chad R. Mortensen, Robert B. Cialdini)
Conservation and the Environment (Adam R. Pearson, Matthew T. Ballew)
Crowds and Collective Behavior (John Drury, Stephen Reicher)
Dogmatism and the Need for Closure (Amber M. Gaffney, Natasha La Vogue)
Empathy and Altruism (Eric L. Stocks, David A. Lishner)
Gender in a Social Psychology Context (Thekla Morgenroth, Michelle K. Ryan)
Group Cohesion (Kimberly Rios, Cameron D. Mackey)
Group Decision-Making (R. Scott Tindale, Jeremy R. Winget)
Group Norms (Joanne R. Smith)
Group Processes (Charles Stangor)
Human Aggression (Christopher Groves, Craig A. Anderson)
Intergroup Attribution (Thomas F. Pettigrew)
Negotiation and Bargaining (Wolfgang Steinel, Fieke Harinck)
Prejudice (Fabian M. H. Schellhaas, Adam R. Pearson)
Self and Identity (Sanaz Talaifar, William Swann)
Self-Awareness and Self-Knowledge (Yiyue Zhang, Nicole Stephenson)
Self-Esteem and Self-Enhancement (Zachary P. Hohman, Joshua K. Brown)
Social Cognition (Kyle G. Ratner)
Social Influence in Leadership (David E. Rast III, Christine Kershaw)
Social Markers in Language and Speech (Margaret Jane Pitts, Cindy Gallois)
Social Psychology and Language (Bernadette M. Watson, Cindy Gallois)
Stereotypes and Prejudice (David Marx, Sei Jin Ko)
Structure and Function of Attitudes (Richard E. Petty, Maria Stavraki)
