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Contact:The First Four Minutes (1972)

This book focuses on first impressions, arguing that the first
4 minutes are crucial to our long-term impressions of others. It includes information about nonverbal communication and how to cope with rejection.

Getting the Love You Want (1988)

Getting the Love You Want is a guide for couples to help them improve their relationship. The book is based on Hendrix’s couples workshop techniques, which are designed to help couples construct a conscious marriage, a relationship based on awareness of unresolved childhood needs and conflicts that cause individuals to select a particular spouse.

Influence (1993, rev. ed.)

This highly acclaimed book by a well-known social psychologist explores how influence works in today’s marketplace. Cialdini provides valuable suggestions for persuading other people and understanding how others try to persuade us. He also discusses how power works, the role of reciprocity in influence, the importance of commitment and consistency, how to say no, scarcity, relationships with others, advertising, sales techniques, and
instant influence.

Intimate Connections (1985)

This book describes how to overcome loneliness. Burns believes lonely individuals need to change their patterns of perception. He tells you how to make social connections and develop closer relationships with others. Checklists, daily mood logs, and self-
assessments are found throughout the book.

A Lifetime of Relationships (1996)

The authors address relationships across the lifespan. Among the topics covered are social support, parent-infant relationships, courtship and marriage, the transition to parenthood, and midlife friendship patterns.

Shyness (1987)

According to Zimbardo, shyness is a widespread social problem that affects as many as four out of every five people at one time or another in their lives. He explores how and why people become shy and examines the roles that parents, teachers, spouses, and culture play in creating shy individuals.

Social Psychology: Handbook of Basic Principles (1996)

This handbook provides excellent reviews of many areas of social psychological theory and research. Especially noteworthy are the research reviews on many emerging topics such as social hypothesis testing and social goal-setting.

Understanding Group Behavior (1996, Vols.1 and 2)

These books provide up-to-date coverage of current research on many different facets of group behavior. Topics discussed include issues involving task-oriented small groups, interpersonal relations in groups, jury decision making, minority opinions, social identity, and effective teamwork.

Internet Resources

http://cac.psu.edu/~arm3/social.html

A compendium for social psychology resources.

http://www.laurentian.ca/www/psyc/Modeling.html

Explore decision-making processes through multimedia.

http://swix.ch/clan/ks/cpsp1.htm

A "jumping off place" for social psychologists operated by a Zurich graduate student.

http://artsci.wustl.edu/~msahrend/SC.html

A Web site that explores social cognition and personality attraction.

http://www.usi.edu/libarts/socio/socpsy/socpsy.htm

Comprehensive references on social psychology from a sociology department.

http://www.wesleyan.edu/spn/

Over 3000 references to social psychology resources.

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