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Social psychologists are interested in groups , but they more often study how groups affect individual people or how an individual ... while a psychologist might examine how cer- tain individuals become attracted to one another .
Social psychologists are interested in groups , but they more often study how groups affect individual people or how an individual ... while a psychologist might examine how cer- tain individuals become attracted to one another .
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Our world contains not only 5.4 billion individuals , but also 200 nation - states , 4 million local communities ... will eight people on a side exert as much force as the sum of their best efforts in individual tugs - of - war ?
Our world contains not only 5.4 billion individuals , but also 200 nation - states , 4 million local communities ... will eight people on a side exert as much force as the sum of their best efforts in individual tugs - of - war ?
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When rewards are divided equally , regardless of how much one contributes to the group , any individual gets more reward per unit of effort by free riding on the group . So people may be motivated to slack off when their efforts are not ...
When rewards are divided equally , regardless of how much one contributes to the group , any individual gets more reward per unit of effort by free riding on the group . So people may be motivated to slack off when their efforts are not ...
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Contents
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND RELATED DISCIPLINES | 1 |
INTRODUCING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
NotSoObvious Ways in Which Values Enter | 8 |
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| Title | Social Psychology |
| Author | David G. Myers |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill, 1993 |
| ISBN | 0070442924, 9780070442924 |
| Length | 682 pages |
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