| The Social Psychology of Politics and Edition Contributor(s): Ottati, Victor C. (Editor), Tindale, R. Scott (Editor), Edwards, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0306467232 ISBN-13: 9780306467233 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: Early studies of political behavior examined the sociological, attitudinal, and rational determinants of political behavior. However, none of these approaches provided a descriptive model of how people process political information and make political decisions under naturalistic conditions that involve limited cognitive capacity and motivation. Fortunately, contemporary approaches within the field of political psychology have begun to address these concerns. Inspired by recent advances in the area of social psychology, researchers are rapidly developing more realistic and detailed models of the psychological process that determines political judgements and behavior. Early attempts to merely predict political behavior have been replaced by an attempt to describe the actual process whereby individuals gather, interpret, exchange, and combine information to arrive at a political judgement or decision. This volume provides comprehensive coverage of this pioneering era of research in political psychology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Social Psychology - Psychology | Applied Psychology - Political Science |
| Dewey: 153 |
| LCCN: 2002020828 |
| Series: Social Psychological Applications to Social Issues |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.34" W x 9.2" (1.31 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Inspired by recent advances in the area of social psychology, researchers are rapidly developing realistic and detailed models of the psychological process that determines political judgements and behavior. Early attempts to merely predict political behavior have been replaced by an attempt to describe the actual process whereby individuals gather, interpret, exchange, and combine information to arrive at a political judgment or decision. This volume provides comprehensive coverage of this pioneering era of research in political psychology. |