On cover : "A Physchology Press book".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. The Two Core Goals of Political Psychology / Jon A. Krosnick, Tobias H. Stark, and I.-Chant A. Chiang -- Pt. 1. New Theoretical Perspectives on Political Science Questions -- Ch. 2. Aspiration-Based Models of Politics / J.B. Bendor -- Ch. 3. Experimental Political Philosophy: Justice Judgments in the Hypothetical Society Paradigm / Gregory Mitchell and Philip E. Tetlock -- Ch. 4. Identify Threats and Identity Repairs: How Leaders Construe and Respond to Identity-Threatening Predicaments / Roderick M. Kramer -- Ch. 5. Toward a Social Psychology of Social Movements / Douglas J. McAdam -- Pt. 2. Determinants of political cognition and behavior - the role of importance -- Ch. 6. The origins of policy issue salience: personal and national importance impact on behavioral cognitive, and emotional issue engagement / Joanne M. Miller, Jon A. Krosnick, and Leandre R. Fabrigar -- Ch. 7. The impact of policy change threat on financial contributions of interest groups / Joanne M. Miller, Jon A. Krosnick, Allyson Holbrook, Alexander Tahk, and Laura Dionne -- Ch. 8. Attitude importance and attitude-relevant knowledge: motivator and enabler / Penny S. Visser, Jon A. Krosnick, and Jeffrey M. Wooldridge -- Ch. 9. Presidential approval and gas prices: sociotropic or pocketbook influence? / Laurel Harbridge, Jon A. Krosnick, and Jeffrey M. Wooldridge -- Ch. 10. The impact of candidates' statements about global warming on electoral success in 2008 to 2015: evidence using five methodologies / Bo MacInnis and Jon A. Krosnick -- Pt. 3. Challenging conventional wisdom about politics -- Ch. 11. Racism, casual explanations, and affirmative action/ Theresa K. Vescio, Amy Cuddy, Faye Crosby, and Kevin Weaver -- Ch. 12. "Forever changed?": some surprising findings about U.S. public opinion after the attacks of 9/11/2001 on the U.S. / Rhandal K. Thomas, Jon A. Krosnick, Natalie J. Shook and I-Chant A. Chiang -- Ch. 13. Trust in scientists' statements about the environment and American public opinion on global warming / Bo MacInnis and Jon A. Krosnick --