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Title Perspectivism in social psychology : the yin and yang of scientific progress / edited by John T. Jost, Mahzarin R. Banaji, and Deborah A. Prentice
Edition First edition
Published Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2004

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Description 338 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Series APA science volumes
APA science volumes.
Contents Pt. I. Introductory Material -- 1. Perspectivist Social Psychology: A Work in Progress / John T. Jost, Mahzarin R. Banaji and Deborah A. Prentice -- 2. The Perspectivist in Historical and Scientific Perspective: McGuire's Role in Twentieth-Century Social Psychology / Gyorgy Hunyady and John T. Jost -- 3. A Life in Psychology: The Human Element / William J. McGuire -- Pt. II. Attitudes, Persuasion, and Social Influence -- 4. Resisting Persuasion by Counterarguing: An Attitude Strength Perspective / Richard E. Petty, Zakary L. Tormala and Derek D. Rucker -- 5. Dynamic Networks and Other Thought Systems: Remote Ramifications of a Focused Persuasive Communication / Reid Hastie and Katherine A. Rawson -- 6. Values and Evaluations / Deborah A. Prentice -- Pt. III. Information Processing, Affect, and Behavior -- 7. Asymmetries in Affect-Laden Information Processing / John T. Cacioppo -- 8. The Cognitive Organization and Use of General Knowledge / Robert S. Wyer, Jr. -- 9. The Cognitive Guidance of Behavior / Shulamith Kreitler -- 10. The Opposite of a Great Truth Is Also True: Homage to Koan #7 / Mahzarin R. Banaji -- Pt. IV. Language and the Self-Concept -- 11. The Self-in-Talk: Toward an Analysis of Interpersonal Language and Its Use / Gun R. Semin -- 12. (Self-)Conceptions as Social Actions / Curtis D. Hardin -- Pt. V. Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Intergroup Relations in Society -- 13. Vicissitudes of Societal Psychology / Willem Doise -- 14. Social Stereotypes and "Implicit Social Theory" / Gyorgy Hunyady -- 15. The Commonsense Psychology of Changing Social Groups / Alice H. Eagly and Amanda Diekman -- 16. A Perspectivist Looks at the Past, Present, and (Perhaps) the Future of Intergroup Relations: A Quixotic Defense of System Justification Theory / John T. Jost -- Pt. VI. Political Communication and Mass Media -- 17. Continuities and Contrasts in American Racial Politics / David O. Sears -- 18. Engineering Consent: The Renaissance of Mass Communications Research in Politics / Shanto Iyengar -- Pt. VII. Theory and Metatheory in Social Psychological Science -- 19. Clapping with Both Hands: Numbers, People, and Simultaneous Hypotheses / Phoebe C. Ellsworth -- 20. The Resting Parrot, the Dessert Stomach, and Other Perfectly Defensible Theories / Anthony G. Greenwald -- 21. Unified Theory / Norman H. Anderson -- 22. The Eighth Koan of Progress in Social Psychology: A Variable Anointed as "Special" Will Demand Special Treatment / E. Tory Higgins -- App. Perspectivist Worksheets for Generating a Program of Research / William J. McGuire.s / June
Summary In this volume, a diverse group of leading social psychologists explores topics central to to work of W.J. McGuire (considered one of the pioneers of cognitive psychology), including self-concept, language, mass media and political communication, the history of social psychology, and contextualist philosophy of science. Each chapter delivers a perspectivist analysis of the questions central to the authors' own area of study. As a result, new and emerging agendas for social psychology have emerged, united under the theme of perspectivist methodology and the study of thought systems. Like McGuire's own work, these chapters balance the ideal scientific components of theory, methodology, and empirical data. This provocative volume illustrates the broad influence of McGuire's theories and methodologies and will serve as an important catalyst for research in social psychology for years to come. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved)
Notes Proceedings of a festschrift conference held in Apr. 2001 at Yale University in honor of William J. McGuire
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Also available on the Internet
Subject McGuire, William J. (William James), 1925-2007.
Social perception.
Social psychology.
Social Perception.
Psychology, Social.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings.
Festschriften.
Author Jost, John T.
McGuire, William J. (William James), 1925-2007.
LC no. 2003020888
ISBN 1591470226