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  • Summary with the book: An Introduction to Social Psychology by Hewstone a.o. - 7th edition
  • Summary with the book: Applied Social Psychology: Understanding and Managing Social Problems by Steg a.o. - 2nd edition
  • Summary with the book: Applying Social Psychology: From Problems to Solutions by Buunk a.o. - 3rd edition
  • Summary with the book: Cultural Psychology by Heine - 4th edition
  • Summary with the book: Getting to yes: negotiating an agreement without giving in by Fisher a.o. - 3rd edition
  • Summary with the book: Group Dynamics by Forsyth - 7th edition
  • Summary with the book: Influence: Science and Practice by Cialdini - 5th edition
  • Summary with the book: Lord of the Flies by Golding - 1st edition
  • Summary with the book: Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination by Whitley and Kite - 3rd edition
  • Summary with the book: Sensation and Perception by Yantis and Abrams - 2nd edition
  • Summary with the book: Self-determination theory and work motivation by Gagne
  • Summary with the book: Social Cognition: From Brains to Culture by Fiske and Taylor - 4th edition
  • Summary with the book: Social Psychology by Baron and Branscombe - 14th edition
  • Summary with the book: Social Psychology by Heinzen and Goodfriend - 2nd edition
  • Summary with the book: Social Psychology by Hogg and Vaughan - 9th edition
  • Summary with the book: Social Psychology by Kassin - 11th edition
  • Summary with the book: Social Psychology by Smith a.o. - 4th edition
  • Summary with the book: Social Psychology and Organizations by De Cremer a.o. - 1st edition
  • Summary with the book: Social Psychology: People in Groups
  • Summary with the book: The Practice of Social Research by Babbie - 15th edition
  • Summary with the book: The Psychology of Advertising by Fennis and Stroebe - 3rd edition
  • Summary with the book: Values and how do people react to them by Latham
  • Summary with the book: Youth studies: An introduction by Furlong

About Social psychology and social relations

  • Social psychology delves into how individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by social contexts and interactions. Social relations encompass the dynamic connections and interactions between people, shaping relationships, group dynamics, and broader societal structures.

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Summary of Applied Social Psychology: Understanding and Managing Social Problems by Steg a.o. - 2nd edition - Exclusive

Summary of Applied Social Psychology: Understanding and Managing Social Problems by Steg a.o. - 2nd edition - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 1 - What is applied social psychology?
  • Chapter 2 - How to use theory?
  • Chapter 3 -  How to apply behaviour-focused intervention?
  • Chapter 4 - How to design applied social psychological research? A case study
  • Chapter 5 - What about the psychology of consumer behaviour?
  • Chapter 6 - Can social psychology contribute to development aid?
  • Chapter 7 - What about psychology and economic behaviour?
  • Chapter 8 - How to apply social psychology in the classroom?
  • Chapter 9 - How to apply
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Summary of Applying Social Psychology: From Problems to Solutions by Buunk a.o. - 3rd edition - Exclusive

Summary of Applying Social Psychology: From Problems to Solutions by Buunk a.o. - 3rd edition - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 1 - How do you apply social psychology?
  • Chapter 2 - The problem phase: how do you go from a problem to a problem definition?
  • Chapter 3 - The analysis phase: how do you find theory-based explanations for problems?
  • Chapter 4 - The test phase: how do you develop and test the process model?
  • Chapter 5 - The help phase: how do you develop the intervention?
  • Chapter 6 - The success phase: How to evaluate the intervention?
  • Chapter 7 - Conclusion: looking backward and forward
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Summary of Cultural Psychology by Heine - 4th edition- Exclusive

Summary of Cultural Psychology by Heine - 4th edition- Exclusive

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  • Chapter 1 - What is cultural psychology exactly?
  • Chapter 2 - What is culture and what does cultural life mean?
  • Chapter 3 - How does culture arise and how is it maintained?
  • Chapter 4 - How is psychological research done in the field of culture?
  • Chapter 5 - How does the environment influence a person's cultural view?
  • Chapter 6 - What are the views on self-concept and consciousness?
  • Chapter 7 - How do culture and migration processes influence each other?
  • Chapter 8 - What types of motivation exist?
  • Chapter 9 - What differences in cognition are visible between cultures?
  • Chapter 10 - In which ways can emotions be experienced and expressed?
  • Chapter 11 - How are groups, friends and attractions treated in different cultures?
  • Chapter 12 - How do ethics, justice and culture interact?
  • Chapter 13 - What
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Summary of Getting to yes: negotiating an agreement without giving in by Fisher a.o. - 3rd edition - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 0 - What topics are involved in a succesful negotiation process?
  • Chapter 1 - What is positional bargaining?
  • Chapter 2 - How to separate the people from the problem?
  • Chapter 3 - How to identify and focus on the underlying interests in a negotiation?
  • Chapter 4 - How to invent options for mutual gain?
  • Chapter 5 - How to negotiate on the basis of objective criteria?
  • Chapter 6 - What if the other has a stronger bargaining position?
  • Chapter 7 - What if the other side does not want to negotiate?
  • Chapter 8 - How to deal with a hard bargainer?
  • Chapter 9 - Who is winning the negotiation?
  • Chapter 10 - How to deal with different people and different circumstances and what is the role of negotiation power?
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Summary of Group Dynamics by Forsyth - 7th edition

Summary of Group Dynamics by Forsyth - 7th edition

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  • Chapter 1 - What are group dynamics?
  • Chapter 2 - How can groups be investigated?
  • Chapter 3 - What is identity?
  • Chapter 4 - What is formation?
  • Chapter 5 - How does cohesion develop within a group?
  • Chapter 6 - What is structure?
  • Chapter 7 - What is influence?
  • Chapter 8 - What is power?
  • Chapter 9 - What is leadership?
  • Chapter 10 - What is performance?
  • Chapter 11 - What is a team?
  • Chapter 12 - How do groups make decisions?
  • Chapter 13 - What is conflict?
  • Chapter 14 - What are intergroup relations?
  • Chapter 15 - How do groups work in different contexts?
  • Chapter 16 - How does growth and change take place?
  • Chapter 17 - What are crowds and collectives?
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Summary of Influence: Science and Practice by Cialdini - 5th edition - Exclusive

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  • What are weapons of influence? - Chapter 1
  • What is the rule of reciprocation? - Chapter 2
  • What role do commitment and consistency play? - Chapter 3
  • What is social proof? - Chapter 4
  • What role does likability play? - Chapter 5
  • What role does authority play? - Chapter 6
  • What role does scarcity play? - Chapter 7
  • What is instant influence? - Chapter 8
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Summary of Lord of the Flies by Golding - per chapter of 1st edition

Summary of Lord of the Flies by Golding - per chapter of 1st edition

    Summary of Lord of the Flies by Golding - per chapter of 1st edition

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    • The sound of the shell - Chapter 1
    • Fire on the mountain - Chapter 2
    • Cabins on the beach - Chapter 3
    • Painted faces and long hair - Chapter 4
    • Beast from the water - Chapter 5
    • Beast from the sky - Chapter 6
    • Shadows and tall trees - Chapter 7
    • Sacrifice in the dark - Chapter 8
    • A look at death - Chapter 9
    • The shell and the glasses - Chapter 10
    • The castle rock - Chapter 11
    • The cry of the hunters - Chapter 12
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    Summary of Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination by Whitley and Kite - 3rd edition - Exclusive

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    • Chapter 1 - How to introduce the concepts of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination?
    • Chapter 2 - How do psychologists study prejudice and discrimination?
    • Chapter 3 - What is social categorization and what are stereotypes?
    • Chapter 4 - What is stereotype activation and accuracy?
    • Chapter 5 - What are the old-fashioned and contemporary forms of prejudice?
    • Chapter 6 - What is the link between individual differences and prejudice?
    • Chapter 7 - How does prejudice develop in children?
    • Chapter 8 - What influence has the social context on prejudice?
    • Chapter 9 - How do you go from prejudice to discrimination?
    • Chapter 10 - How do you experience discrimination?
    • Chapter 11 - What is gender and sexual orientation?
    • Chapter 12 - What is the link between age, ability and appearance?
    • Chapter 13 -
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    Summary Self-determination theory and work motivation

    Summary Self-determination theory and work motivation

    The dichotomy between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation in cognitive evaluation theory, which explains the effects of extrinsic motivators on intrinsic motivation, made it difficult to apply the theories to work settings. Emphasizing different types of extrinsic motivation, which differ in their degree of autonomy, led to self-determination theory. This article is about self-determination theory as a theory of work motivation.

    Porter and Lawler (1968) proposed

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    Summary of Social Cognition: From Brains to Culture by Fiske and Taylor - 4th edition - Exclusive

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    • Chapter 1 - What is social cognition?
    • Chapter 2 - What are attribution processes?
    • Chapter 3 - Which role does attention and encoding play in social cognition?
    • Chapter 4 - How are mental representations stored in memory?
    • Chapter 5 - What role does the self play in social cognition?
    • Chapter 6 - What are attribution processes?
    • Chapter 7 - Which heuristics and shortcuts are distinguished within social cognition?
    • Chapter 8 - What is accurate and efficient social inference?
    • Chapter 9 - What are the cognitive structures of attitudes?
    • Chapter 10 - How does the cognitive processing of attitudes work?
    • Chapter 11 - What are the cognitive aspects of stereotyping?
    • Chapter 12 - What does the interplay of cognitive and affective biases mean?
    • Chapter 13 - How do you
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    Summary of Social Psychology by Heinzen and Goodfriend - 2nd edition - Exclusive

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    • Chapter 1 - What is the importance of social psychology?
    • Chapter 2 - Which research methods are used in social psychology?
    • Chapter 3 - What defines the social self?
    • Chapter 4 - How do people think?
    • Chapter 5 - How do people perceive others?
    • Chapter 6 - How are attitudes shaped?
    • Chapter 7 - How are people influenced by others?
    • Chapter 8 - How do groups influence individuals and vice versa?
    • Chapter 9 - What are the effects of stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination?
    • Chapter 10 - What’s the importance of helping and prosocial behaviour?
    • Chapter 11 - Why do people act aggressively?
    • Chapter 12 - What is the importance of intimate relationships?
     
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    Summary of Social Psychology by Hogg and Vaughan - 9th edition
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    • Chapter 1 - What is social psychology?
    • Chapter 2 - How is social psychological research conducted?
    • Chapter 3 - What does the social self entail?
    • Chapter 4 - How do we perceive persons?
    • Chapter 5 - How do stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination play a role in day to day social life?
    • Chapter 6 - What are attitudes and how do they influence our social behavior?
    • Chapter 7 - When do people conform, comply or obey and why?
    • Chapter 8 - How does social influence have an effect on group processes?
    • Chapter 9 - How do attraction and close relationships form?
    • Chapter 10 - Why and when do we help other people?
    • Chapter 11 - What are the causes of aggression?
    • Chapter 12 - How does social psychology relate to the law?
    • Chapter 13 - How does social psychology
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    • Chapter 0 - What is the book 'The Practice of Social Research' by Babbie about?
    • Chapter 1 - How are human inquiry and science conducted?
    • Chapter 2 - How are paradigms and theories used within the field of social research?
    • Chapter 3 - In what way do ethics and politics play a role within the field of social research?
    • Chapter 4 - How are research projects designed?
    • Chapter 5 - How do conceptualisation, operationalisation and measurement take place?
    • Chapter 6 - How do researchers apply indexes, scales and typologies within the field of social research?
    • Chapter 7 - What is the logic behind sampling
    • Chapter 8 - How do researchers conduct experiments
    • Chapter 9 - How do researchers conduct survey research?
    • Chapter 10 - How do researchers conduct qualitative field research?
    • Chapter 11 - What
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    • Chapter 1 - How is the stage of advertising prepared?
    • Chapter 2 - How is information from advertising acquired and processed by consumers?
    • Chapter 3 - What is the effect of advertising on memories of consumers?
    • Chapter 4 - How do consumers develop judgements and feelings about products?
    • Chapter 5 - When are consumers persuaded and are their attitudes changed?
    • Chapter 6 - In what ways does advertising influence buying behavior?
    • Chapter 7 - How is consumer compliance achieved without changing attitudes?
    • Chapter 8 - What does advertising in the new millennium look like?
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    Summary on Values and how do people react to them - Latham - 2012

    Summary on Values and how do people react to them - Latham - 2012

    Values are criteria that people use to evaluate a person's cognition, affect and behavior. The majority of values used at the workplace have a unique variance when it comes to traits. Traits are the core qualities or the basic tendencies someone learned from their peers, parents or family. The values used at the workplace are more malleable and develop through interaction with the specific context and events at work. 

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