This topical textbook provides a thorough insight

into the discipline of social psychology, presenting

students with a rich and engaging account of

the human social experience.

Fully revised, the second edition includes a

greater emphasis on cutting-edge topics within

social psychology, including AI, virtual reality,

social media, and political polarization. The

textbook uses an accessible and readable style to

show how the field’s dizzying and highly fragmented

array of topics, models, theories, and paradigms

can best be understood through a coherent

conceptual narrative that builds on learning from

previous chapters. The text also examines recent

developments, such as how computer simulations

and big data supplement the traditional methods

of experiment and correlation. It contains a range

of features, including key term glossaries and

compact “summing up and looking ahead” overviews

for ease of reading.

Social Psychology: Exploring the Dynamics of

Human Experience covers an enormous range of

topics from self-concept to social change, making

this comprehensive textbook essential reading for

any student of social psychology.