The Social Psychology of Politics |
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Editor:
| Ottati, Victor C. Tindale, R. Scott Edwards, John Bryant, Fred B. Heath, Linda Suarez-Balcazar, Yolanda Posavac, Emil J. |
Series title: | Social Psychological Applications to Social Issues Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4613-5136-8 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2012 |
Publisher: | Springer
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $109.99 |
Book Description:
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Inspired by recent advances in the area of social psychology, researchers are rapidly developing realistic and detailed models of the psychological process that determines political judgements and behavior. Early attempts to merely predict political behavior have been replaced by an attempt to describe the actual process whereby individuals gather, interpret, exchange, and combine information to arrive at a political judgment or decision. This volume provides comprehensive coverage...
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Inspired by recent advances in the area of social psychology, researchers are rapidly developing realistic and detailed models of the psychological process that determines political judgements and behavior. Early attempts to merely predict political behavior have been replaced by an attempt to describe the actual process whereby individuals gather, interpret, exchange, and combine information to arrive at a political judgment or decision. This volume provides comprehensive coverage of this pioneering era of research in political psychology.