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This chapter is organized around six historical periods, catalogued imprecisely according to major research trends that defined the era and distinguished it from preceding periods. These developments reflect far more research and many more contributors than can be mentioned in a brief chapter such as this.
- Harry T. Reis
- 2010
Recent history in social psychology has seen contributions to theory and research in three major areas: the study of stereotyping, prejudice, and racism; the study of culture and cultural influences; and the study of cognitive and motivational influences beyond, or even contrary to, the rational self-interest model central to economics and ...
- Lee Ross, Mark Lepper, Andrew Ward
- 2010
Jun 1, 2010 · It is now over two decades since Gergen (1973) argued that social psychology is historical, and this paper re-examines his arguments in the light of more recent social changes in Tropical Africa. … Expand
Jan 1, 2010 · This chapter reviews major theoretical positions on the influence of situations and personality in social psychology. We review the history and current status of this debate and we describe...
- Harry Reis
The history of social psychology has been dogged by crises based on different approaches to understanding human behaviour. A part of this “crisis” has been the “cry” for the field to be more relevant. This need is more pronounced in developing countries.
- Chiwoza Bandawe
- 2010
Jun 30, 2010 · History of Social Psychology: Insights, Challenges, and Contributions to Theory and Application. In his classic Handbook of Social Psychology chapter, Jones (1985) offered a particularly comprehensive account of five decades of social psychology, beginning with the late 1930s.
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Search for relevance The history of social psychology has been dogged by crises based on different approaches to understanding human behaviour. A part of this “crisis” has been the “cry” for the ield to be more relevant. This need is more pronounced in developing countries.
