Grounding Sociality

Author : Gün R. Semin,Gerald Echterhoff
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781136906503

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Grounding Sociality by Gün R. Semin,Gerald Echterhoff Pdf

This volume concerns the longstanding intellectual puzzle of how individuals overcome their biological, neural, and mental finitude to achieve sociality. It explores how humans take each other into account, coordinate their actions, and are able to share their inner states and to communicate. Sophisticated views on the bases of sociality are detailed at the level of neural mechanisms, perception and memory, motivation, communication and dialog, culture, and evolution. These insights have been inspired by major strides and exciting new developments in disciplines as far afield as ethology, evolutionary ecology, neuroscience, cognition, memory, developmental and social psychology, psycholinguistics, philosophy, robotics, and sociology. The volume is the first to bridge these disciplinary boundaries to lay the foundations for an integrated and general conceptualization of the bases of sociality and its implications for psychology. Each contribution presents different levels of the grounding of sociality and will further stimulate novel approaches to linking different layers of sociality, from the neural to the cultural level.

Author : Ron Sun
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262304474

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Grounding Social Sciences in Cognitive Sciences by Ron Sun Pdf

Exploration of a new integrative intellectual enterprise: the cognitive social sciences. Research in the cognitive sciences has advanced significantly in recent decades. Computational cognitive modeling has profoundly changed the ways in which we understand cognition. Empirical research has progressed as well, offering new insights into many psychological phenomena. This book investigates the possibility of exploiting the successes of the cognitive sciences to establish a better foundation for the social sciences, including the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, economics, and political science. The result may be a new, powerful, integrative intellectual enterprise: the cognitive social sciences. The book treats a range of topics selected to capture issues that arise across the social sciences, covering computational, empirical, and theoretical approaches. The chapters, by leading scholars in both the cognitive and the social sciences, explore the relationship between cognition and society, including such issues as methodologies of studying cultural differences; the psychological basis of politics (for instance, the role of emotion and the psychology of moral choices); cognitive dimensions of religion; cognitive approaches to economics; meta-theoretical questions on the possibility of the unification of social and cognitive sciences. Combining depth and breadth, the book encourages fruitful interdisciplinary interaction across many fields.

Author : Paul A M Van Lange,Arie W Kruglanski,E Tory Higgins
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781446250075

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Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology by Paul A M Van Lange,Arie W Kruglanski,E Tory Higgins Pdf

This innovative two-volume handbook provides a comprehensive exploration of the major developments of social psychological theories that have taken place over the past half century, culminating in a state of the art overview of the primary theories and models that have been developed in this vast and fascinating field. Authored by leading international experts, each chapter represents a personal and historical narrative of the theory′s development including the inspirations, critical junctures, and problem-solving efforts that have effected the choices made in each theory′s evolution as well as the impact each has had on the canon of social psychology. Unique to this handbook, these narratives provide a rich background for understanding how theories are created more generally; how they′re nurtured and shaped over time: and how through examination we can better understand their unique contribution to society as a whole. The Handbook also illustrates how the various theories contribute to understanding and solving critical social issues and problems. The Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology is an essential resource for researchers and students of social psychology and related disciplines.

Author : Harold L. Miller, Jr.
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1173 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781506340098

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The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Psychology by Harold L. Miller, Jr. Pdf

Drawing together a team of international scholars, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Psychology examines the contemporary landscape of all the key theories and theorists, presenting them in the context needed to understand their strengths and weaknesses. Key features include: · Approximately 300 signed entries fill two volumes · Entries are followed by Cross-References and Further Readings · A Reader's Guide in the front matter groups entries thematically · A detailed Index and the Cross-References provide for effective search-and-browse in the electronic version · Back matter includes a Chronology of theory within the field of psychology, a Master Bibliography, and an annotated Resource Guide to classic books in this field, journals, associations, and their websites The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Psychology is an exceptional and scholarly source for researching the theory of psychology, making it a must-have reference for all academic libraries.

Author : Robert B. Arundale
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780190210205

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Communicating & Relating by Robert B. Arundale Pdf

Communicating & Relating offers an account of how relating with one another emerges in communicating in everyday interacting. Prior work has indicated that human relationships arise in human communicating, and some studies have made arguments for why that is the case. Communicating & Relating moves beyond this work to offer an account of how both relating and face emerge in everyday talk and conduct: what comprises human communicating, what defines human social systems, how the social and the individual are linked in human life, and what comprises human relating and face. Part 1 develops the Conjoint Co-constituting Model of Communicating to address the question "How do participants constitute turns, actions, and meanings in everyday interacting?" Part 2 argues that the processes of constituting what is known cross-culturally as "face" are the processes of constituting relating, and develops Face Constituting Theory to address the question "How do participants constitute relating in everyday interacting?" The answers to both questions are grounded in evidence from everyday talk and conduct. Like other volumes in the Foundations of Human Interaction series, Communicating & Relating offers new perspectives and new research on communicative interaction and on human relationships as key elements of human sociality.

Author : Marilyn Strathern
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780759114937

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Partial Connections by Marilyn Strathern Pdf

Updated with a new Preface, this seminal work challenges the routine ways in which anthropologists have thought about the complexity and quantity of their materials. Marilyn Strathern focuses on a problem normally regarded as commonplace; that of scale and proportion. She combines a wide-ranging interest in current theoretical issues with close attention to the cultural details of social life, attempting to establish proportionality between them. Strathern gives equal weight to two areas of contemporary debate: The difficulties inherent in anthropologically representing complex societies, and the future of cross-cultural comparison in a field where 'too much' seems known. The ethnographic focus of this book emphasizes the context through which Melanesianists have managed the complexity of their own accounts, while at the same time unfolding a commentary on perception and the mixing of indigenous forms. Revealing unexpected replications in modes of thought and in the presentation of ambiguous images, Strathern has fashioned a unique contribution to the anthropological corpus. This book was originally published under the sponsorship of the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania.

Author : David Horton Smith
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004415782

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Determinants of Individual Prosociality and of Collective Social Solidarity- Cohesion by David Horton Smith Pdf

The foundations of volunteering, charitable giving, voluntary associations, voluntary agencies, and other aspects of the Voluntary Nonprofit Sector (VNPS) collectively and individual voluntary action lie in various aspects of human nature and human societies. These may be referred to variously as altruism, morality, ethics, virtue, kindness, generosity, cooperation, social solidarity, and prosociality. Such foundations of the VNPS, and specifically of social solidarity and prosociality, are the subjects of this literature review article/book. The central goal here is to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary theoretical framework for understanding, explaining, and predicting such phenomena, based on two versions of the author’s S-Theory.

Author : Joseph P. Forgas,Klaus Fiedler,Constantine Sedikides
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781848729902

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Social Thinking and Interpersonal Behavior by Joseph P. Forgas,Klaus Fiedler,Constantine Sedikides Pdf

This book reviews some of the most recent advances in research exploring the links between how people think and behave in interpersonal situations. This cutting-edge volume will interest those in the social and behavioral sciences, clinical and counseling psychology, and sociology, communication studies, and social work.

Author : Robin R. Vallacher,Stephen J. Read,Andrzej Nowak
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351701679

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Computational Social Psychology by Robin R. Vallacher,Stephen J. Read,Andrzej Nowak Pdf

Computational Social Psychology showcases a new approach to social psychology that enables theorists and researchers to specify social psychological processes in terms of formal rules that can be implemented and tested using the power of high speed computing technology and sophisticated software. This approach allows for previously infeasible investigations of the multi-dimensional nature of human experience as it unfolds in accordance with different temporal patterns on different timescales. In effect, the computational approach represents a rediscovery of the themes and ambitions that launched the field over a century ago. The book brings together social psychologists with varying topical interests who are taking the lead in this redirection of the field. Many present formal models that are implemented in computer simulations to test basic assumptions and investigate the emergence of higher-order properties; others develop models to fit the real-time evolution of people’s inner states, overt behavior, and social interactions. Collectively, the contributions illustrate how the methods and tools of the computational approach can investigate, and transform, the diverse landscape of social psychology.

Author : Pedro Passos,Keith Davids,Jia Yi Chow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317458456

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Interpersonal Coordination and Performance in Social Systems by Pedro Passos,Keith Davids,Jia Yi Chow Pdf

Interpersonal coordination is an important feature of all social systems. From everyday activities to playing sport and participating in the performing arts, human behaviour is constrained by the need to continually interact with others. This book examines how interpersonal coordination tendencies in social systems emerge, across a range of contexts and at different scales, with the aim of helping practitioners to understand collective behaviours and create learning environments to improve performance. Showcasing the latest research from scientists and academics, this collection of studies examines how and why interpersonal coordination is crucial for success in sport and the performing arts. It explains the complex science of interpersonal coordination in relation to a variety of activities including competitive team sports, outdoor sports, racket sports, and martial arts, as well as dance. Divided into four sections, this book offers insight into: the nature, history and key concepts of interpersonal coordination factors that influence interpersonal coordination within social systems interpersonal coordination in competitive and cooperative performance contexts methods, tools and devices for improving performance through interpersonal coordination. This book will provide fascinating insights for students, researchers and educators interested in movement science, performance analysis, sport science and psychology, as well as for those working in the performing arts.

Author : Harry T. Reis,Charles M. Judd
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 763 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781107011779

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Handbook of Research Methods in Social and Personality Psychology by Harry T. Reis,Charles M. Judd Pdf

This indispensible sourcebook covers conceptual and practical issues in research design in the field of social and personality psychology. Key experts address specific methods and areas of research, contributing to a comprehensive overview of contemporary practice. This updated and expanded second edition offers current commentary on social and personality psychology, reflecting the rapid development of this dynamic area of research over the past decade. With the help of this up-to-date text, both seasoned and beginning social psychologists will be able to explore the various tools and methods available to them in their research as they craft experiments and imagine new methodological possibilities.

Author : Michael J. Richardson,Richard C. Schmidt,Rick Dale,Rachel W. Kallen,Joanna Raczaszek-Leonardi
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889454204

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Dynamics of Joint-Action, Social Coordination and Multi-Agent Activity by Michael J. Richardson,Richard C. Schmidt,Rick Dale,Rachel W. Kallen,Joanna Raczaszek-Leonardi Pdf

Author : Paul A. M. Van Lange,E. Tory Higgins,Arie W. Kruglanski
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781462550241

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Social Psychology, Third Edition by Paul A. M. Van Lange,E. Tory Higgins,Arie W. Kruglanski Pdf

This definitive work--now extensively revised with virtually all new chapters--has introduced generations of researchers to the psychological processes that underlie social behavior. What sets the book apart is its unique focus on the basic principles that guide theory building and research. Since work in the field increasingly transcends such boundaries as biological versus cultural or cognitive versus motivational systems, the third edition has a new organizational framework. Leading scholars identify and explain the principles that govern intrapersonal, interpersonal, intragroup, and intergroup processes, in chapters that range over multiple levels of analysis. The book's concluding section illustrates how social psychology principles come into play in specific contexts, including politics, organizational life, the legal arena, sports, and negotiation. New to This Edition *Most of the book is entirely new. *Stronger emphasis on the contextual factors that influence how and why the basic principles work as they do. *Incorporates up-to-date findings and promising research programs. *Integrates key advances in such areas as evolutionary theory and neuroscience.

Author : Timothy J Perfect,D Stephen Lindsay
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 765 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-18
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781473971301

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The SAGE Handbook of Applied Memory by Timothy J Perfect,D Stephen Lindsay Pdf

A fabulous collection of essays on memory in the real world. The leading scholars have been assembled to produce a volume that is intellectually rich, up-to-date, and truly important. - Elizabeth F. Loftus, Distinguished Professor, University of California, Irvine "An invaluable resource for anyone wishing to access the current state of knowledge of, or contemplating research into, the growing area of applied memory research." - Graham Davies, Editor, Applied Cognitive Psychology The SAGE Handbook of Applied Memory is the first of its kind to focus specifically on this vibrant and progressive field. It offers a broad and comprehensive coverage of recent theoretical and empirical research advances in the psychology of memory as they apply to a range of applied issues, and offers advanced students and researchers the opportunity to survey the literature in the psychology of memory across a range of applied domains. Arranged into four sections: Everyday Memory; Social and Individual Differences in Memory; Subjective Experience of Memory; and Eyewitness Memory, this handbook provides a comprehensive summary and evaluation of scientific memory research as well as theory in a broad range of applied topics including those in cognitive, forensic and experimental psychology. Brought together by world-leading scholars from across the globe, The SAGE Handbook of Applied Memory will be of great interest to all advanced students and academics with an interest in all aspects of applied memory.

Author : Dorthe Berntsen,David C. Rubin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781107007307

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Understanding Autobiographical Memory by Dorthe Berntsen,David C. Rubin Pdf

Reviews and integrates the many theories, perspectives and approaches in the field of autobiographical memory.