- Paperback: 800 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall; 6 edition (7 Dec 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0273725963
- ISBN-13: 978-0273725961
- Product Dimensions: 26.4 x 19.3 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 997,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'I will never use another textbook for my social psychology courses!’ Dr Martin Hagger, University of Nottingham
‘Hogg & Vaughan is the most comprehensive social psychology text on the market and covers material in a more sophisticated manner than the competition. Moreover, the chapters on culture, self/identity, and language provide information that is often lacking.’ Dr Mark Burgess, Oxford Brookes University
‘I use the fourth edition of Hogg & Vaughan for my first-year class and can say that it makes teaching social psychology interesting and fun! The writing style is clear and engaging and conveys the passion of the authors even with difficult and potentially “dry” material.’ Dr Anja Eller, University of St Andrews
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.Product Description
Can we ever be genuinely unprejudiced? What can we learn about people from how they speak? How can a minority change the world? Why do people obey authority, even when ordered to do evil? Why do groups sometimes make bad decisions? Can we study love scientifically, or should we leave it to the poets? Do violent computer games make violent people?
Mapping the connection between social psychology and our everyday lives, the sixth edition of this market-leading textbook provides a lively and engaging introduction to the field.
The book is supported by a new, user-friendly website featuring an interactive recap of the main text, self-test materials, guided questions, and a large range of videos and podcasts from different researchers for students to consolidate and test their understanding. For access visit www.mypsychlab.co.uk
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67 of 74 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm a mature psychology student and researched all sorts of social psychology books online for my degree course. This book looked interesting enough and the table of contents swayed me to buy the book.
When I received it I was impressed by the lay out and 4-colour of the book. It covers all the basics of social psychology.
HOWEVER,
the style the book is written in is too complex and advanced for a person new to the field. My vocabulary is by no means bad but I found this book to be a tad too articulate. Explanations of theories can be written in a more simple and contructive way than this book.
My advise is to look at other major texts in the field. Rather pick this one up as reference text later down the line when your social psychology knowledge is more advanced...
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is probably a bit heavy for someone who has never studied psychology before, but as my degree covers a lot of the topics my A Level covered I am finding it invaluable. It is full of references to studies so it is great as a stepping stone to further research for coursework etc. Also, it is the only book that is also on the reading list for my second year.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Currently using this book for a third year Psychology course in the UK and find it very clear, and covers a wide variety of topics. It definitely is worthy of praise. Well-layed out, and each topic is supplemented by informative diagrams, info boxes, etc. A must for studying social Psychology.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Awesome
This book is great,it was on my reading list and it helped out a great deal with my assignments. It has detailed explanations for everything concerning social psychology. Read more
Published 1 day ago by juwaria
Very detailed
I use this book as part of my psychology course, 2nd year. I love it, it has helped all my assignments and very very detailed!
Published 5 months ago by sparklysparkles
social psychology book review
Fully comprehensive book that covers pretty much everything in social psychology. It is also interesting because appart from presenting social psychology in itself, it gives some... Read more
Published 6 months ago by eZieweZie
Still not here?
I was supposed to get this a week ago and it's still not here. Can't explain how annoyed I am; needed it to write a coursework essay for University.
Published 7 months ago by lauralouise
Fantastic Starting Point!
Great book, starting University doing Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons) in September 2011.
Be a great book to start getting insight! Read more
Be a great book to start getting insight! Read more
Published 13 months ago by Liam K
great book
I have been using this for my psychology course. It is a very comprehensive and interesting read. I particularly like the combination of text, pics and diagrams.
Published 15 months ago by C. Vidal
Very Pleased!!
Was very pleased with this book. Its not very hard to understand either making learning just that bit more fun!!! Would recommend it to all second year students.
Published 20 months ago by ss2010
Fantastic
It took until the third year of my psychology course to appreciate the true value of this wonderful textbook. For those with a love of Social Psych - this is the text for you. Read more
Published on 21 July 2009 by Deborah
All you need to know!
I have read some very negative (and badly spelt) reviews of this book on these pages but I'm at a loss to know why this would be so. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2009 by C. Neeson
Long winded and never seems to get to the point
Well my very own lecturer is quoted in the official review "I will never use another textbook for my social psychology courses" but frankly that should only be true if all other... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2009 by T. Mullett
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