TY - BOOK AU - Aronson,Elliot AU - Aronson,Joshua TI - The social animal SN - 9781429233415 U1 - 302 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Worth Publishers KW - Social psychology N1 - Contains a glossary; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. What is social psychology? -- 2. Conformity -- 3. Mass communication, propaganda and persuasion -- 4. Social cognition -- 5. Self-justification -- 6. Human aggression -- 7. Prejudice -- 8. Liking, loving and interpersonal sensitivity -- 9. Social psychology as a science N2 - A compelling introduction to modern social psychology. Through vivid narrative, lively presentations of important research, and intriguing examples, it probes the patterns and motives of human behavior, covering such diverse topics as terrorism, conformity, politics, race relations, advertising, and interpersonal attraction ER -