Exploring social psychology

Abstract

This new seventh edition features updated coverage throughout: • New and updated material on growing individualism within cultures examines changes in American, Chinese, and Indian cultures. • Enhanced material on predicting one’s own behavior. • Revised discussions of aggression with new information on the effect of video games and poor diet on aggression. • Expanded coverage of psychology and climate change, with discussions of the psychological effects of and public opinion about climate change. In addition, the seventh edition features technology components designed to assist both professor and student. Icons throughout the text guide the student to the Online Learning Center (www.mhhe.com/myersesp7e) to gather more information on each module by viewing excerpts from the Social Connection video modules, participating in interactive exercises, and taking module quizzes to test their knowledge. The Social Connection video modules, produced by Frank Vattano at Colorado State University, enrich classic experiments by re-creating or providing footage from classic experiments, seasoned with interviews of leading social psychologists.