Advanced social psychology: the state of the science

Roy F. Baumeister and Eli J. Finkel (eds.)

Oxford, 2010

Abstract

“An instant classic, this authortative and readable text fills an important and enduring need in the field—John T. Cacioppo, Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor, and Director of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience. The University of Chicago –Book Jacket.

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During a conference debate the influential social psychologist Robert Zajonc once proposed that the image of the human mind as a small computer should be updated to assign more prominence to motivation and emotion, and he suggested the memorable image of a computer covered in barbecue sauce!

information-processing · social psychology
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