The Oxford Handbook of Social Cognition: (Oxford Library of Psychology)

Social cognition, as a field, can be characterized as a distinct subarea of social psychology that examines all of the countless cognitive complexities, mental representations, and processes implicated in interaction, as well as an approach to studying interactions in the context of the groups, cultures, and societies to which they belong. Together these two facets of social cognition create one of the most influential and important social sciences to come along in some time. Providing a comprehensive review of major topics in the field of social cognition, The Oxford Handbook of Social Cognition expresses that excitement and fascination in describing the content and approach that constitute the field today. The 43 chapters included in this handbook cover: - central aspects of the field of social cognition, including its history and historically important foundational research areas (attribution, attitudes, impression formation, and prejudice/stereotyping), along with methodology - core issues relating to social cognitive representations and processes (including those that are visual, implicit, or automatic) and the stages of information processing (attention, perception, memory, and judgment, along with simulation and thought suppression) - applications of the social cognition approach to areas of social psychology, general psychology, and other disciplines, such as marketing, law, health and politics After more than 30 years, the vibrant field of social cognition continues to reign as one of psychology's most dominant approaches. The impressive chapters collected in this volume define the field and contribute enormously to our understanding of what social cognition is today.

Table of Contents:
Part One: History and Foundations of Social Cognition 1. On the Nature of Social Cognition; My Defining Moment Donal E. Carlston 2. The Emergence of Social Cognition David L. Hamilton and Donal E. Carlston 3. Measurement and Methodology in Social Cognition: An Historical Perspective Alan J. Lambert and Laura Scherer 4. A Brief History of Theory and Research on Impression Formation James S. Uleman and Laura M. Kressel 5. Automaticity and Control in Stereotyping and Prejudice: The Revolutionary Role of Social Cognition Across Three Decades of Research Margo J. Monteith, Anna Woodcock, and Jill E. Lybarger 6. Attribution as a Gateway to Social Cognition Glenn D. Reeder 7. Attitudes and Social Cognition as Social Psychological Siblings Duane T. Wegener and Richard E. Petty Part Two: Mental Representation and Information Processing 8. The Role of Visual Imagery in Social Cognition Lisa K. Libby and Richard P. Eibach 9. Faces are Central to Social Cognition Kurt Hugenberg and John Paul Wilson 10. The Highs and Lows of Mental Representation: A Construal Level Perspective on the Structure of Knowledge SoYon Rim, Yaacov Trope, Nira Liberman, and Oren Shapira 11. Implicit Social Cognition and Mental Representation B. Keith Payne and C. Daryl Cameron 12. Automaticity Ap Dijksterhuis 13. The Role of Procedural Knowledge in the Generalizeability of Social Behavior Robert S. Wyer Jr., Hao Shen, and Alison Jing Xu 14. Dual-Process Theories Bertram Gawronski and Laura A. Creighton 15. The "Cold" and "Hot" Sides of Attention Daniel Smilek and Alexandra Frischen 16. On Misers, Managers, and Monsters: The Social Cognition of Visual Perception Emily Balcetis and Shana Cole 17. Person Memory: Past, Perspectives, and Prospects John J. Skowronski, Randy J. McCarthy, and Brett M. Wells 18. Judgment and Decision Making Leaf Van Boven, Mark Travers, Jacob Westfall, and Gary McClelland 19. Mental Simulation: Looking Back in Order to Look Ahead Keith D. Markman and Elizabeth A. Dyczewski 20. Thought Suppression Sadia Najmi Part Three: Social Cognition and Social Psychology 21. Moods, Emotions, and Evaluations as Information Linda M. Isbell and Elicia C. Lair 22. Motivated Remembering: Remembering as Accessibility and Accessibility as Motivational Relevance Baruch Eitam, David B. Miele, and E. Tory Higgins 23. The Mind in Motivation: A Social Cognitive Perspective on the Role of Consciousness in Goal Pursuit Melissa Ferguson and Jeremy Cone 24. The Social Cognition of the Self Allen R. McConnell, Christina M. Brown, and Tonya M. Shoda 25. Cherished Memories: Autobiographical Memory and the Self Denise R. Beike 26. Self-evaluation and Self-esteem Mark R. Leary and Meredith L. Terry 27. Stereotype Development and Formation Steven J. Sherman, Jeffrey W. Sherman, Elise J. Percy, and Courtney K. Soderberg 28. Social Power and Cognition Ana Guinote 29. Interpersonal Cognition: Seeking, Understanding, and Maintaining Relationships Gráinne M. Fitzsimons and Joanna Anderson 30. Group Cognition: Collective Information Search and Distribution John M. Levine and Eliot R. Smith Part Four: Synergies with Other Realms of Social Science 31. Interfacing Body, Mind, the Physical, and Social World: Socially Situated Cognition Gün R. Semin, Margarida V. Garrido, and Tomás Palma 32. Evolutionary Social Cognition Steven L. Neuberg, D. Vaughn Becker, and Douglas T. Kenrick 33. Mortal Cognition: Viewing Self and the World from the Precipice Jeff Greenberg, Mark J. Landau, and Jamie Arndt 34. The Neuroscience of Social Cognition David M. Amodio and Kyle G. Ratner 35. Communication and Language Use in Social Cognition Yoshihisa Kashima and Ying Lan 36. Social Cognitive Development: Learning from Others Gail D. Heyman and Cristine H. Legare 37. Culture and Social Cognition Chi-yue Chiu, Sharon S-L. Ng, and Evelyn W-M. Au 38. The Person-Situation Interaction John F. Kihlstrom 39. Consumer Information Processing Frank R. Kardes and Robert S. Wyer Jr. 40. Law and Social Cognition Barbara A. Spellman and Frederick Schauer 41. "Hot" Political Cognition: Its Self-, Group-, and System-Serving Purposes John T. Jost, Erin P. Hennes, and Howard Lavine 42. Social Cognition and Health Shelley E. Taylor 43. Trends in Social Cognition Research Donal E. Carlston and Erica D. Schneid

About the Author :
Donald E. Carlston, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, and Past Editor, Journal of Social Cognition.

Review :
"The study of social cognition began with the application of theories and methods borrowed from cognitive psychology for the study of social behavior. It quickly became a popular and prolific subfield of social psychology. Carlston rightly wonders if 'subfield' satisfies as a description, as social cognition is also a perspective, point of view, orientation, approach, even a philosophy of doing social-psychological research. This expansive, 43-chapter handbook has four sections examining the topic's history and foundations, mental representation and information processing, social cognition and social psychology, and synergy with other areas of psychology and the social sciences. Those interested in social psychology will want to consult this fine work. Summing up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals." -D.S. Dunn, CHOICE "This book provides a comprehensive and current review of major topics in social cognition. This is an important, extensive, and I would add, foundational work on the most important aspects of social psychology, particularly in the relatively new and growing area of social cognition. We commend the editor for his efforts in gathering material from contributors, organizing, and presenting it in this valuable volume." -Nano Khilnani, Biz India "This amazingly comprehensive volume showcases the emergence of the social cognition perspective and the wide variety of domains of inquiry that have been illuminated by the approach." -Russell H. Fazio, Ohio State University "...almost all of the major thinkers in this field have contributed chapters that are innovative, erudite, and enjoyable to read." -Reid Hastie, Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business "The breadth and depth of the contributions to this seminal volume illustrate the explanatory, integrative and generative reach of the social cognition approach to human behavior." -Diane Mackie, University of California at Santa Barbara