Social Psychology (Aronson)

Key differences between 9th and 8th editions

• Period between previous and current publications: 3 years (2012 vs 2015).
• The first edition of Social Psychology was written by Elliot Aronson and Robert L. Helmreich in 1973.
• The Ninth Edition has 16 chapters just as the previous Eighth Edition.
• Chapter 3:
• New sections on non-conscious goal pursuit and decision making.
• Chapter 4:
• New section on powerful and long-lasting first impressions, which covers lingering effects of initial impressions; how posture and nonverbal cues can influence the impressions you make on others.
• Chapter 5:
• New section on affective forecasting, a prediction about our emotional reactions to future events.
• Chapter 6:
• New discussions on political self-justification, how to overcome cognitive dissonance.
• Chapter 7:
• New Try It! exercise on brand attitude and customer perception
• Chapter 8:
• New section on social influence tactics presents techniques of compliance, including the foot-in-the-door and door-in-the-face.
• Review of the 2012 election study "A 61-million-person experiment in social influence and political mobilization"
• Chapter 9:
• New section on group diversity.
• Chapter 10:
• New research on the relationship between genetic similarity and sexual attraction.
• Chapter 11:
• Discusses the recent research by van den Bos "On Sense-Making Reactions and Public Inhibition of Benign Social Motives".
• Chapter 12:
• The chapter has been significantly reorganized.
• Additional section on the causes of sexual violence, sexual scripts, and a 2015 review of research on miscommunication between men and women.
• SPA1:
• New discussion on why experiences make people happier than material things.
• And one more important distinction between editions is the cost. You can save up to $100 if you buy 8th Ed. used hardcover book rather than the identical 9th Ed. The possible saving on loose leaf book is over $50.
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