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This provocative book provides the first comprehensive and informative overview of the role of various subjective experiences in social cognition and behavior, and argues that the study of such experiences may be one of the key unifying themes of social psychology. Based on recent theoretical and empirical developments in the discipline, this select group of leading international researchers surveys extensive evidence and shows that subjective experiences play a key role in most aspects of social cognition and social behavior. The book contains five main sections, discussing the role of subjective experiences in social information processing (Part 1), their influence on memory (Part 2) and their role in intergroup contexts (Part 3). The role of affective experiences in social thinking and behavior is analyzed (Part 4), and the influence of subjective experiences on the development and change of attitudes and stereotypes is also addressed (Part 5). The subjective experiences discussed include affective states, metacognitive feelings, feelings of uncertainty, ease of retrieval, feelings of familiarity, feelings of knowing and primed prior experiences. Despite extensive recent research on these issues, a comprehensive survey and integration of the available empirical and theoretical evidence has been lacking. The Message Within seeks to link and integrate a variety of research areas, and to provide a new theoretical perspective based on subjective experience as a core integrative concept. It will be essential reading for researchers and students in social, personality, cognitive, and clinical psychology, as well as those interested in subjective experience in other social sciences.
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Social cognition is a key area of social psychology, which focuses
on cognitive processes that are involved when individuals make
sense of, and navigate in their social world. For instance,
individuals need to understand what they perceive, they learn and
recall information from memory, they form judgments and decisions,
they communicate with others, and they regulate their behavior.
While all of these topics are also key to other fields of
psychological research, it's the social world-which is dynamic,
complex, and often ambiguous-that creates particular demands. This
accessible book introduces the basic themes within social cognition
and asks questions such as: How do individuals think and feel about
themselves and others? How do they make sense of their social
environment? How do they interact with others in their social
world? The book is organized along an idealized sequence of social
information processing that starts at perceiving and encoding, and
moves on to learning, judging, and communicating. It covers not
only processes internal to the individual, but also facets of the
environment that constrain cognitive processing. Throughout the
book, student learning is fostered with examples, additional
materials, and discussion questions. With its subdivision in ten
chapters, the book is suitable both for self-study and as companion
material for those teaching a semester-long course. This is the
ideal comprehensive introduction to this thriving and captivating
field of research for students of psychology.
Social cognition is a key area of social psychology, which focuses
on cognitive processes that are involved when individuals make
sense of, and navigate in their social world. For instance,
individuals need to understand what they perceive, they learn and
recall information from memory, they form judgments and decisions,
they communicate with others, and they regulate their behavior.
While all of these topics are also key to other fields of
psychological research, it's the social world-which is dynamic,
complex, and often ambiguous-that creates particular demands. This
accessible book introduces the basic themes within social cognition
and asks questions such as: How do individuals think and feel about
themselves and others? How do they make sense of their social
environment? How do they interact with others in their social
world? The book is organized along an idealized sequence of social
information processing that starts at perceiving and encoding, and
moves on to learning, judging, and communicating. It covers not
only processes internal to the individual, but also facets of the
environment that constrain cognitive processing. Throughout the
book, student learning is fostered with examples, additional
materials, and discussion questions. With its subdivision in ten
chapters, the book is suitable both for self-study and as companion
material for those teaching a semester-long course. This is the
ideal comprehensive introduction to this thriving and captivating
field of research for students of psychology.
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