Explanations, Accounts, and Illusions A Critical Analysis |
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| Author:
| McClure, John |
| Series title: | European Monographs in Social Psychology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-52124-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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Provides a lucid survey of the major viewpoints in social psychology concerning peoples's self-awareness, their explanations of their actions, and cognitive illusions and self-misunderstandings. It examines American and European models of social cognition. It describes the nature of the misperceptions and cognitive distortions that underlie psychological disorders, and that contribute to people's failure to achieve their potential.
Provides a lucid survey of the major viewpoints in social psychology concerning peoples's self-awareness, their explanations of their actions, and cognitive illusions and self-misunderstandings. It examines American and European models of social cognition. It describes the nature of the misperceptions and cognitive distortions that underlie psychological disorders, and that contribute to people's failure to achieve their potential.