Assimilation and contrast in social psychology / edited by Diederik A. Stapel and Jerry Suls.

Other author Stapel, Diederik A.
Other author Suls, Jerry M.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Psychology Press, 2007.
Descriptionx, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction / Jerry Suls and Diederik A. Stapel -- Classic, perceptual, and judgmental perspectives -- Psychological magnetism : a brief history of assimilation and contrast in psychology / Jerry Suls and Ladd Wheeler -- Contrasting models of assimilation and contrast / Douglas H. Wedell, Susanne K. Hicklin, and Laura O. Smarandescu -- Stereotypes and shifting standards : assimilation and contrast in social judgment / Monica Biernat and Melvin Manis -- Assimilation and contrast effects of affect on judgment / Franc̜ois Ric and Paula M. Niedenthal -- Social cognitive perspectives -- Mental construal processes : the inclusion/exclusion model / Norbert Schwarz and Herbert Bless -- In the mind of the beholder : the interpretation comparison model of accessibility effects / Diederik A. Stapel -- Assimilation and contrast as comparison effects : a selective accessibility model / Thomas Mussweiler -- Assimilation and contrast in counterfactual thinking and other mental simulation-based comparison processes / Keith D. Markman ... [et al.] -- Set/reset and self-regulation : do contrast processes play a role in the breakdown of self-control? / Leonard L. Martin and Steve Shirk -- Motivational perspectives -- Contrast effects in automatic affect, cognition, and behavior / Jack Glaser -- Complementary contrast and assimilation : interpersonal theory and the social functions of contrast and assimilation effects / Larissa Z. Tiedens, Rosalind M. Chow, and Miguel M. Unzueta -- Contrast effects in knowledge activation : the case of inhibition effects due to competing constructs or goal fulfillment / Jens Förster and Nira Liberman -- Contrast and assimilation in upward comparison : the intra-group dimension / Michael L. W. Vliek, Colin Wayne Leach, and Russell Spears -- Several answers to four questions : reflections and conclusions / Diederik A. Stapel & Jerry Suls.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2006037983
ISBN9781841694498 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN1841694495 (hardback : alk. paper)