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Unraveling the complexities of social life : a festschrift in honor of Robert B. Zajonc /

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Describes R.B. Zajonc's theories and research and places them in historical context by tracing their subsequent influence on the field of social psychology. Chapters in this volume are organized around 3 central themes in Zajonc's research. Part 1 of this volume concerns the legacy of Zajo...

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Other Authors: Zajonc, Robert B. (Robert Boleslaw), 1923-2008, Bargh, John A., Apsley, Deborah K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, ©2001.
Series:Decade of behavior.
Subjects:
Psychology > Congresses.
Social psychology > Congresses.
Psychology.
Social psychology.
Psychology
Psychology, Social
Psychologie > Congrès.
Psychologie sociale > Congrès.
Psychologie.
Psychologie sociale.
psychology.
social psychology.
Social psychology
Electronic books.
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Festschriften
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Festschriften.
Actes de congrès.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Describes R.B. Zajonc's theories and research and places them in historical context by tracing their subsequent influence on the field of social psychology. Chapters in this volume are organized around 3 central themes in Zajonc's research. Part 1 of this volume concerns the legacy of Zajonc's "antimediational" stance concerning the role of deliberate, conscious reasoning processes in important social psychological phenomena. The 2nd main theme concerns the nature of affect and its interplay with cognitive processes. It is noted that Zajonc posed a challenge to dominant models in many areas of psychology by questioning the strongly held assumption that deliberations precede and mediate evaluations--that thinking generates feelings. The final section of the book deals with aspects of Zajonc's research that seem to contradict his "antimediational" tendency, namely, his writings on the role of personal agency. In these, there is an emphasis on personal control, cognitive manipulation and transformation of one's world, and goal striving in the face of adversity. An appendix that chronicles Zajonc's career by presenting citations to his 5 books and more than 100 journal articles and chapters is included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 209 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1557986924
9781557986924