Social Cognition - 9781446210512

Social CognitionAn Integrated IntroductionAuthor(s): Martha Augoustinos, Iain Walker, Ngaire DonaghueFormat: HardbackPublisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, United KingdomImprint: SAGE Publications LtdISBN-13: 9781446210512, 978-1446210512Synopsis

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.