A “Stranger” in the Holy Land
in Narrative and the Politics of Identity
December 2010; published online January 2011.
Chapter. Subjects: social psychology. 26684 words.
This chapter outlines the author's own research practice designed to address the theoretical questions about culture, narrative, and identity posed in Chapter 1. But this chapter cannot simply offer...
A (Short-Term) Counter-VDR Strategy
in Divided We Stand
January 2013; published online January 2013.
Chapter. Subjects: social psychology. 10744 words.
This chapter presents policy makers with a series of recommendations to consider in formulating a response to the dissidents. They include drawing a greater distinction between violence and...
The ABCs of Altruism
in Altruism and Altruistic Love
April 2002; published online March 2012.
Chapter. Subjects: social psychology. 6223 words.
The term altruism for biologists means something different to psychologists and ordinary people. A trait is said to be evolutionarily altruistic by virtue of the effects it has on fitness....
Abnormal Psychology
in Psychology
Published online November 2011.
Article. Subjects: psychology; cognitive psychology; developmental psychology; health psychology; history and systems in psychology; school and educational psychology; social psychology. 3121 words.
Abnormal psychology is the subdiscipline of psychology concerned with aberrant behavior—its clinical description, etiology, developmental course, assessment, and treatment. Throughout...
About the Study
in The Monogamy Gap
February 2012; published online May 2012.
Chapter. Subjects: social psychology. 5463 words.
This chapter describes the methods used in this research. It examines how data was sociologically collected and analyzed. It is suggested that the collective analysis of the 120 interviews of young...
Accuracy
in Social Perception and Social Reality
April 2012; published online September 2012.
Chapter. Subjects: social psychology. 13718 words.
This chapter reviews many of the reasons why accuracy is a controversial topic in social psychology. The historical interest in accuracy is briefly reviewed, as are some older reviews from the 1950s...
Accuracy
in Social Perception and Social Reality
April 2012; published online September 2012.
Chapter. Subjects: social psychology. 13424 words.
This chapter reviews the theoretical and empirical bases for identifying the criteria appropriate for assessing the accuracy of social beliefs, interpersonal expectancies, and social stereotypes....
Accuracy
in Social Perception and Social Reality
April 2012; published online September 2012.
Chapter. Subjects: social psychology. 12351 words.
Social perception in general, and accuracy in particular, can be viewed as being composed of different components. Several different componential approaches to accuracy (Cronbach’s [1955], Kenny’s...
Achievement Goals
in The Oxford Handbook of Human Motivation
February 2012; published online September 2012.
Article. Subjects: psychology; social psychology. 13010 words.
In this chapter, we describe the achievement goal construct's origin and highlight noteworthy developments in the literature. We then use this historical overview to provide the context for several...
The Achievement Motive: A Review of Theory and Assessment of n Achievement, Hope of Success, and Fear of Failure
in Implicit Motives
January 2010; published online May 2010.
Chapter. Subjects: social psychology. 16870 words.
This chapter discusses major theoretical and methodological landmarks concerning n Achievement, such as behavioral and psychological characteristics of achievement-motivated individuals,...