The science of social psychology delivered as a dynamic, interactive reading experience.
Social Psychology is now available as a Norton Illumine Ebook, using active learning to help develop students’ scientific thinking skills. Led by Tom Gilovich, the award-winning author team challenges students to think critically about the concepts, controversies, and applications of social psychology.
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Support student learning
with interactivity
Every chapter of our new Norton Illumine Ebook contains a consistent set of engaging features that allow students to explore challenging concepts, analyze scientific data, and apply social psychology to real-world issues.
Data Explorations build
data literacy
Data Explorations offer an opportunity for students to analyze scientific data using prediction, an active learning technique that helps students understand and retain information.
Real-world application with new coverage of institutional stereotyping and prejudice
The Sixth Edition is thoroughly updated with current research and fresh examples and includes a new chapter, “Living in a Prejudiced World,” that addresses the experience of living with stereotyping and discrimination.
About the Authors
Thomas Gilovich is the Irene Blecker Rosenfeld professor of psychology and co-director of the Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision Research at Cornell University. His research focuses on judgment, decision making, and well-being.
Dacher Keltner is the Thomas and Ruth Ann Hornaday professor of psychology and the director of the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on the prosocial emotions (such as love, sympathy, and gratitude), morality, and power.
Serena Chen is a professor of psychology, the Marian E. and Daniel E. Koshland Jr. Distinguished Chair for Innovative Teaching and Research, and the director of the Berkeley Collegium at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on the social bases of the self and identity and on the intrapersonal and interpersonal consequences of social power.
Richard E. Nisbett is the Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University professor of psychology at the University of Michigan and Research Professor at Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. His research focuses on how people from different cultures think, perceive, feel, and act in different ways.
What Instructors are Saying
“Now that I have seen the interactive features, I would want to use the ebook. The features are so engaging, and I think it would really drive home key points to the students.”
—Robin Kowalski
Clemson University
Image Credits: (Gilovich) Tom Gilovich; (Chen) Serena Chen; (Nisbett) Richard Nisbett; (Keltner) Dacher Keltner
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