Social Psychology: The Science of Everyday Life

716 Pages·2015·111.78 MB·English

by  Jeff Greenberg

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Social Psychology

Social Psychology
The Science of Everyday Life
Jeff Greenberg
University of Arizona
Toni Schmader
University of British Columbia
Jamie Arndt
University of Missouri
Mark Landau
University of Kansas
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A B O U T T H E A U T H O R S
Jeff Greenberg, Ph.D. is a professor of psychology and a College of Science Fellow at the Univer-
sity of Arizona. As a small child growing up in the Bronx, he was very curious about the human
propensities for vanity and prejudice. Jeff majored in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania,
but it wasn’t until he took social psychology in his final semester that he found a field where people
where asking the questions he thought should be asked. Soon after starting a master’s program in
social psychology at Southern Methodist University, he knew this was what he wanted to spend his
life studying and teaching. After receiving his M.A., Jeff completed his Ph.D. at University of Kansas
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[Jeff cognition, the effects of ethnic slurs, the role of self-awareness in depression, cognitive dissonance,
and how concerns about death contribute to prejudice, self-esteem striving, and many other aspects
of social behavior. Jeff has also coauthored or coedited six prior books, including the Handbook of
Experimental Existential Psychology and In the Wake of 9/11: The Psychology of Terror.
Toni Schmader, Ph.D. is a Canada Research Chair in Social Psychology at the University of Brit-
ish Columbia. She received her B.A. from Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania before
completing her Ph.D. at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Before moving to Canada in
2009, Toni taught at the University of Arizona for 10 years. At the University of British Columbia,
she was awarded the Killam Prize for excellence in research, and at the University of Arizona she
received the Magellan Prize for excellence in teaching. Toni is currently a member of the execu-
tive committee of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology and an associate editor at the
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individuals are affected by and cope with tarnished identities and negative stereotypes. Toni has
published work on topics of social identity threat, stigma and identity, stereotyping and prejudice,
self-conscious emotion, and gender roles.
Jamie Arndt, Ph.D. is the 2012 Frederick A. Middlebush Professor of Psychological Sciences at
the University of Missouri (MU). After attending Skidmore College in the eastern United States
for his B.A., and the University of Arizona in the west for his Ph.D., he settled in the middle,
accepting a position at MU in 1999. During his time at MU, he has received the Robert S. Daniel
Junior Faculty Teaching Award, the Provost’s Junior Faculty Teaching Award, the International
Society for Self and Identity Early Career Award, and the University of Missouri Chancellor’s
ffor Outstanding Research and Creative Activity in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Jamie is a
founding member of the Social Personality and Health Network and former Chair of the Society
Arndt] for Personality and Social Psychology Training Committee, and has served on the editorial boards
mie of various journals in the field. He has authored or coauthored scholarly works pertaining to the
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self, existential motivation, psychological defense, and their implications for many topics, most
notably health decision making, creativity, and legal judgment.
Mark J. Landau, Ph.D. is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Kansas.
Mark received his B.A. from Skidmore College, where he became very interested in the fusion of
experimental psychology and existential philosophy. He continued his research and education
at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and then at the University of Arizona, where
he received his Ph.D. in 2007. Mark’s research explores how existential motives influence social
perceptions and behavior, and how people use conceptual metaphors to construct meaning. He has
received a number of awards recognizing his research, including the Theoretical Innovation Prize
from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology and the Outstanding Early Career Award
Gillath] from the International Society for Self and Identity. Mark has taught social psychology for over
Omri 14 years. He enjoys showing students that research, much like an inspiring novel or movie, affirms
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our common humanity—reminding us that we are not alone in our strivings, insecurities, and
foibles—and thereby sharpens our ethical awareness.