• ISBN13: 9781446210512
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Education & Psychology
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications
• Publication Date: May 16, 2014
• Pages: 386
• Original Price: GBP 147.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 772 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Social Psychology

About the Book The Third Edition of this much celebrated textbook continues to focus on the four major and influential perspectives in contemporary social psychology - social cognition, social identity, social representations, and discursive psychology. A foundational chapter presenting an account of these perspectives is then followed by topic-based chapters from the point of view of each perspective in turn, discussing commonalities and divergences across each of them. Key Features of the Third Edition: -Now includes coverage of the social neuroscience paradigm and research on implicit social cognition -Updated pedagogical features and visual material -An extended conclusion covers the ways in which the different approaches of the field intersect as well as a general discussion of the direction in which the field is moving. Social Cognition: An Integrated Introduction is an integrative, holistic textbook that will enhance the reader's understanding of social cognition and of each of the topical issues considered. It remains a key textbook for psychology students, particularly those on courses in social psychology and social cognition.

Augoustinos, Martha: - Martha Augoustinos is Professor of Psychology at the University of Adelaide and Co-Director of the Fay Gale Centre for Research on Gender.

Donaghue, Ngaire: -

Ngaire Donaghue is an Associate Professor of Social Psychology at Murdoch University in Western Australia.

Walker, Iain: - Iain Walker is a Senior Research Scientist with Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, where he leads the Social & Behavioural Sciences Group. He is an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of Western Australia, and 3 other Australian universities.