The Nature of Theory and Research in Social Psychology
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1972
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Clyde Hendrick, Russell A. Jones
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 4 0 7 5 0 - 4
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 4 0 5 3 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 6 0 8 9 - 1
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Request a sales quoteThe Nature of Theory and Research in Social Psychology aims to provide advanced undergraduate and graduate students with a solid foundation in the logic of theory construction and the experimental method; and to teach students how to read, critically evaluate, and appreciate professional literature in the behavioral sciences. The book is believed to be unique in this latter respect and that it will serve a vital need in several different courses. The book is organized into two parts. Part I contains a detailed exposition of the nature of theory and research. It discusses the nature of formal theory, derivation of hypotheses, and the testing of hypotheses. It explicates in great detail the experimental approach to hypothesis testing. Both formal and informal aspects of a psychological experiment are discussed. Part II includes five chapters that enable students to put their analytical skills to use. Five substantive areas from social psychology have been selected. Each chapter includes three reprinted journal articles, and the chapter may be considered a ""case study"" in the analysis of experimental research in a given problem area. The following topics are covered in this section: dissonance and disconfirmed expectancies; dissonance and severity of initiation, primary-recency in personality impression formation, forewarning and anticipatory attitude change, and dependency and helping.
Preface
Prologue
Part I Basic Issues in Theory Construction and Research Methods
Chapter 1 Formal Aspects of Theory and Hypothesis Testing
Prediction
Understanding
Control
Hypothesis Testing
Chapter 2 Interpreting Experimental Results
A Null Hypothesis Outcome
Alternative Interpretations of the Hypothesis
Multiple Independent Variables
Interactions between Independent Variables
Statistical Analysis of Research Data
Chapter 3 The Social Nature of Social Psychological Research
The Experiment as a Social Contract
Demand Characteristics
Overcoming Demand Characteristics
The Experimenter as a Variable
Controlling Experimenter Effects
Chapter 4 Conducting the Experiment
The Types of Social Experiments
Pretesting and Pilot Studies
Experimental Operations—Behavior versus Cognitions
Chapter 5 Generalizing beyond the Experiment
Internal and External Validity of an Experiment
Sampling: the Problem of Population Generality
Other Related Problems
Concluding Comments
References
Part II Case Studies in Social Research
Chapter 6 Dissonance and Disconfirmed Expectancies
Performance Expectancy as a Determinant of Actual Performance
Performance Expectancy as a Determinant of Actual Performance: a Partial Replication
Seven Studies of Performance Expectancy as a Determinant of Actual Performance
Chapter 7 Dissonance and Severity of Initiation
The Effect of Severity of Initiation on Liking for a Group
A Dependence Interpretation of the Effects of a Severe Initiation
The Effects of Severity of Initiation on Liking for a Group: a Replication
Chapter 8 Primary-Recency in Personality Impression Formation
Primacy Effects in Personality Impression Formation
Application of a Linear-Serial Model to a Personality-Impression Task Using Serial Presentation
Effects of Varying Trait Inconsistency and Response Requirements on the Primacy Effect in Impression Formation
Chapter 9 Forewarning and Anticipatory Attitude Change
Anticipatory Belief Lowering following Forewarning of a Persuasive Attack
Anticipation of Exposure to Persuasive Messages and Belief Change
Self-Esteem and Consistency as Determinants of Anticipatory Opinion Change
Chapter 10 Dependency and Helping
Affecting the Salience of the Social Responsibility Norm: Effects of Past Help on the Response to Dependency Relationships
Reciprocity and Responsibility Reactions to Prior Help
Effects of Prior Help and Hindrance on Willingness to Help Another: Reciprocity or Social Responsibility
Chapter 11 Postscript
Replications
Strong Inference
References
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1972
- No. of pages (eBook): 380
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123407504
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483240534
- eBook ISBN: 9781483260891
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