Then A Miracle Occurs: Focusing on Behavior in Social Psychological Theory and Research

464 Pages·2009·1.868 MB·English

by  Christopher R. Agnew, Donal E. Carlston, William G. Graziano, Janice R. Kelly

Then a Miracle Occurs
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Then a Miracle Occurs
Focusing on Behavior in Social
Psychological Theory and Research
Purdue Symposium on Psychological Sciences
Edited by
Christopher R. Agnew
Donal E. Carlston
William G. Graziano
Janice R. Kelly
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2010
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ThisbookemergedastheresultoftheinauguralPurdueSymposiumon
Psychological Sciences (PSPS), a two-day gathering held on the West
Lafayette,IndianacampusofPurdueUniversityinMayof2008.Weare
indebted to a number of individuals for helping to make this book a
reality. Purdue alumnusJames Bradleyprovided a generous donation to
ourdepartment,makingPSPSfinanciallypossible.Ourdepartmenthead,
Howard Weiss, spearheaded the creation of PSPS and encouraged our
effortstopursueabroadyet‘‘hot’’topic.EricaWilsonhandledmanyof
thearrangementsforoursymposiumparticipants,whotraveledfromfar
andwidetoattend.LoriHandelmanatOxfordhasbeenasupportiveand
cheerfulpresencethroughouttheprocess.Finally,wewishtothankour
Purdue colleagues (faculty and graduate students), particularly those in
thesocialpsychologyprogram,whohelptomakeouracademichomea
happyandproductiveone.
ChristopherR.Agnew
DonalE.Carlston
WilliamG.Graziano
JaniceR.Kelly
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contributors x
I. BehaviorinSocialPsychologicalTheoryandResearch 1
1. BehaviorandMiracles 3
ChristopherR.Agnew,DonalE.Carlston,
WilliamG.Graziano,andJaniceR.Kelly
2. PsychologyastheScienceofSelf-ReportsandFingerMovements:
WhateverHappenedtoActualBehavior? 12
RoyF.Baumeister,KathleenD.Vohs,andDavidC.Funder
3. BehavioralAssessmentPracticesAmongSocialPsychologists
WhoStudySmallGroups 28
RichardL.Moreland,JoshuaD.Fetterman,
JeffreyJ.Flagg,andKristinaL.Swanenburg
II. BehaviorandIntra-IndividualProcesses 55
4. Individuals,Behavior,andWhatLiesBetweentheTwo 57
DonalE.CarlstonandWilliamG.Graziano
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5. Habit:FromOvertActiontoMentalEvents 68
BasVerplanken
6. UnconsciousBehavioralGuidanceSystems 89
JohnA.BarghandEzequielMorsella
7. DoesEmotionCauseBehavior(ApartfromMakingPeople
DoStupid,DestructiveThings)? 119
RoyF.Baumeister,C.NathanDeWall,KathleenD.Vohs,and
JessicaL.Alquist
8. HowtoMaximizeImplementationIntentionEffects 137
PeterM.Gollwitzer,FrankWieber,AndreaL.Myers,and
SeanM.McCrea
9. DistinguishingBetweenPredictionandInfluence:Multiple
ProcessesUnderlyingAttitude-BehaviorConsistency 162
LeandreR.Fabrigar,DuaneT.Wegener,andTaraK.MacDonald
10. PersonalityasManifestinBehavior:DirectBehavioralObservation
UsingtheRevisedRiversideBehavioralQ-Sort(RBQ-3.0) 186
R.MichaelFurr,SethA.Wagerman,andDavidC.Funder
11. Personality,Demographics,andSelf-ReportedBehavioralActs:
TheDevelopmentofAvocationalInterestScalesfromEstimatesof
theAmountofTimeSpentinInterest-RelatedActivities 205
LewisR.Goldberg
12. MeasuringSelf-Enhancement:FromSelf-Reportto
ConcreteBehavior 227
DelroyL.PaulhusandRonaldR.Holden
13. DevelopinganEcologicalFrameworkforEstablishingConnections
AmongDispositions,Behaviors,andEnvironments:
FromAffordancestoBehaviorSettings 247
ReubenM.Baron
III. BehaviorandInter-IndividualProcesses 273
14. BehaviorBetweenPeople:Emphasizingthe‘‘Act’’
inInteraction 275
ChristopherR.AgnewandJaniceR.Kelly
CONTENTS ix
15. Behavior,theBrain,andtheSocialPsychologyofClose
Relationships 283
ArthurAron
16. TheRelationshipContextofSocialBehavior 299
HarryT.Reis
17. TheAtlasofInterpersonalSituations:ATheory-DrivenApproach
toBehavioralSignatures 321
JohnG.HolmesandJustinV.Cavallo
18. Mind–BehaviorRelationsinAttachmentTheoryandResearch 342
PhillipR.ShaverandMarioMikulincer
19. GroundingSocialPsychologyinBehaviorinDailyLife:TheCaseof
ConflictandDistressinCouples 368
NiallBolger,GertraudStadler,ChristinePaprocki,
andAnitaDeLongis
20. Communication,CoordinatedAction,andFocalPointsinGroups:
FromDatingCouplestoEmergencyResponders 391
AndreaB.Hollingshead
21. NonverbalBehaviorinSocialPsychologyResearch:
TheGood,theBad,andtheUgly 412
JudithA.Hall
Index 438