Social Thinking and Interpersonal Behavior
Sydney Symposium of Social Psychology Series

The connection between mental and social life remains one of the most intriguing topics in all of psychology. This book reviews some of the most recent advances in research exploring the links between how people think and behave in interpersonal situations. The chapters represent a variety of theoretical orientations, ranging from evolutionary approaches through cognitive and affective theories, all the way to considering social and cultural influences on the relationship between social cognition and interpersonal behavior.

Given its breadth of coverage, this volume is useful both as a basic reference book and as an informative textbook for advanced courses dealing with social cognition and interpersonal behavior. The main target audience comprises researchers, students, and professionals in all areas of the social and behavioral sciences, including social, cognitive, clinical, counseling, personality, organizational, forensic, and applied psychology, as well as sociology, communication studies, and social work. Written in a readable yet scholarly style, this volume serves as an engaging overview of the field for students in courses dealing with social cognition and social interaction at undergraduate and graduate levels.

J.P. Forgas, K. Fiedler, C. Sedikides, Social Thinking and Interpersonal Behaviour: Classical Theories and Contemporary Approaches. Part 1. Evolutionary Influences on Social Cognition and Behavior.D.T. Kenrick, Y.J. Li, A. E. White, S.L.Neuberg, Economic Subselves: Fundamental Motives and Deep Rationality. A. Galperin, M.G. Haselton, Error Management and the Evolution of Cognitive Bias. W. von Hippel, R. Trivers, Self-deception to Deceive Others. G.R. Semin, G.V. Garrido, A Systemic Approach to Impression Formation: From Verbal to Multi-modal Processes. Part 2. Automatic Mechanisms Linking Social Cognition and Behavior.A. Dijksterhuis, Exploring the Relation between Motivation and Intuition. C.N. Macrae, L.K. Miles, S.B. Best, Moving through Time: Mental Time Travel and Social Behavior. P. Winkielman, L. Kavanagh, How Do Emotions Move Us? Embodied and Disembodied Influences of Emotions on Social Thinking and Interpersonal Behavior. M. Waenke, J. Samochowiecz, J. Landwehr, Facial Politics: Political Judgment Based on Looks. Part 3. Cognitive and Affective Mechanisms.E. Eich, T.C. Handy, E.A. Holmes, J. Lerner, H.K. McIsaac, Field and Observer Perspectives in Autobiographical Memory. K. Fiedler, The Formation of Attitudes and Judgments in a Virtual Class Environment. K.L. Johnson, C.M. Carpinella, Social Categorization at the Crossroads: Mechanisms by Which Intersecting Social Categories Bias Social Perception. J.P. Forgas, The Upside of Feeling Down: The Benefits of Negative Mood for Social Cognition and Social Behavior.C. Sedikides, J.J. Skowronski, Construct Accessibility and Interpretation of Self-Behaviors: Tracing and Reducing the Signatures of Self-Protection and Self-Enhancement. Part 4. Social and Cultural Factors in Social Thinking and Interpersonal Behavior.Y. Kashima, Culture as Interpersonal Process. J.T. Jost, A.C. Kay, System Justification as an Obstacle to the Attainment of Social Justice. J. Cooper, Thinking as a Social Group or Thinking as a Social Group Member: Different Implications for Attitude Change. B.F. Malle, S. Guglielmo, A.E. Monroe, Moral, Cognitive and Social: The Nature of Blame.