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"Social psychology explores the interplay between individual minds and the social world, and use experimental methods to study many aspects of the human experience, such as prejudice and stereotyping, person perception, social norms, conflict resolution, biases in judgment, affective processes, cultural diversity in thinking, morality, helping and aggression, identity and the self, attitudes and persuasion, and motivation." (SU Dept. of Psychology)

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Social psychology

Related guides

Psychology - General
Affective Science (Psychology)
Cognitive Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Neuroscience (Psychology)

Around Stanford

Stanford's Department of Psychology

Overviews

Encyclopedias and handbooks

Handbook of moral and character education / edited by Larry P. Nucci, Darcia Narvaez.
New York : Routledge, 2008.
Cubberley » Stacks » LC268 .H264 2008

"Coverage includes the latest applications of developmental and cognitive psychology to moral and character education from preschool to college settings."

The encyclopedia of positive psychology / edited by Shane J. Lopez.
Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell Pub., 2009.
Green » InfoCenter (Non-circulating) » BF204.6 .E53 2009 V.1
Encyclopedia of psychology and religion / David A. Leeming, Kathryn Madden, Stanton Marlan (eds.).
New York : Springer, c2010.
Green » InfoCenter (Non-circulating) » BL53 .E64 2010 V.1
Feminism and women's rights worldwide / Michele A. Paludi, editor.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2010.
Green » InfoCenter (Non-circulating) » HQ1180 .F424 2010 V.1

"In this landmark three-volume set a remarkable team of contributors draws on a wealth of contemporary research to discuss pivotal events, issues and controversies related to the global women's movement, with chapters addressing reproduction rights, sexual slavery, harassment, forced marriage, mortality in birthing, domestic violence and rape, job discrimination, pay inequities, women in leadership positions, and other crucial issues."

Handbook of cultural developmental science / edited by Marc H. Bornstein.
New York, NY : Psychology Press, c2010.
Green » InfoCenter (Non-circulating) » GN502 .H357 2010
Handbook of positive behavior support [electronic resource] / edited by Wayne Sailor ... [et al.].
New York ; London : Springer, 2008.
Oxford handbook of positive psychology and work / edited by P. Alex Linley, Susan Harrington, Nicola Garcea.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Green » InfoCenter (Non-circulating) » BF204.6 .O954 2010

"Positive psychology offers an organizing principle for how we view both organizations and the people within them."

International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences / editors-in-chief Neil J. Smelser, Paul B. Baltes.
1st ed. Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2001.
Green » Social Sciences Resource Center (Non-circulating) » H41 .I58 2001 V.1

"This Encyclopedia is the first attempt in a generation to map the social and behavioral sciences on a grand scale."

Databases

Psychology Databases

PsycINFO [electronic resource].
[Bethesda, Md.] : Cambridge Scientific Abstracts

Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines.

PsycARTICLES [electronic resource].
Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association,

Provides full text access to articles from journals published by APA and allied organizations since 1988. Covers general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology.

PsycCritiques [electronic resource].
Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association
PsycTESTS [electronic resource].
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association.

Related Databases

Sociological abstracts.
[San Diego, etc., Sociological Abstracts, inc.]
SAL3 » Stacks » HM1 .S67 V.52:NO.6 2004

Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

Health and psychosocial instruments [electronic resource].
New York, N.Y. : Ovid Technologies [distributor, 19--]-

"A database designed to help identify measurement tests used in health, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science; provides sources, abstract, and reviewer(s) when applicable."

"Mental Measurements Yearbook, produced by the Buros Institute, contains full text information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included in the printed "Mental Measurements Yearbooks."

Websites

Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University
"As technologies have become smarter, and as globalization, immigration, and other events transform social practices, behavioral science is increasingly important for predicting future developments and understanding their impact. At CASBS, we make behavioral science relevant."
Center for Social Innovation
"Change lives. Change organizations. Change the world."
Interpersonal Perception & Communication Lab
"We represent a growing center of research aimed at understanding the ways in which social factors interplay with perception, cognition, and behavior."
Life-span Development Lab
"In the broadest sense, our research focuses on the social, emotional, and cognitive processes that people use to adapt to life circumstances as they age."
Mind, Culture, and Society
"The lab explores the ways in which the sociocultural environment and its products shape psychological experience. More specifically, research in the MCS lab examines how race, ethnicity, culture, gender, and social class affect perception, attitudes, motivation, and behavior."
Philip G. Zimbardo's Website
"access some of his articles and media as well as links to his research."

Journals

Key Journals

Journal of personality and social psychology.
[Washington] American Psychological Association.
Green » Stacks » HM251 .J56 V.89 2005:OCT.-DEC
Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology.
Washington, DC : Educational Pub. Foundation, [1999-
Green » Stacks » RC455.4 .E8 C82 V.11 2005
Child development.
[Chicago, etc.] Published by the University of Chicago Press for the Society for Research in Child Development [etc.]
SAL3 » Stacks » 370.5 .C5341 V.83:NO.1-2 2012
Journal of abnormal psychology.
[Washington, etc.] American Psychological Association [etc.]
Green » Stacks » RC321 .J7 V.114 2005
Journal of cross-cultural psychology.
[Beverly Hills, Calif., etc.] Sage Publications.
SAL3 » Stacks » BF728 .J65 V.38 2007
Journal of experimental social psychology.
New York : Academic Press,
SAL3 » Stacks » HM251 .J53 V.44 2008:JUL.-NOV
Journal of cross-cultural psychology.
[Beverly Hills, Calif., etc.] Sage Publications.
SAL3 » Stacks » BF728 .J65 V.38 2007
Motivation and emotion.
New York, Plenum Press.
SAL3 » Use restricted to Green » BF683 .M64 V.28-29 2004-2005
Personality & social psychology bulletin.
[Beverly Hills, Calif., etc.] Sage Publications.
SAL3 » Stacks » BF698 .P34 V.33:NO.9-12 2007
Personality and social psychology review : an official journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.
Mahwah, N.J. : LEA, c1997-
Green » Current Periodicals » BF698 .A1 P5
Perspectives on psychological science [electronic resource].
[Oxford? : Blackwell Pub., 2006-
Social cognition.
New York : Guilford Press, 1982-
Green » Stacks » BF311 .S64 V.29:NO.4-6 2011

More Journals

Addiction [electronic resource].
[Oxford] : Blackwell Pub., <1995->
Addictive behaviors.
Oxford, New York, Pergamon Press.
SAL 1&2 » Stacks » RC565 .A33 V.14 1989
Advances in experimental social psychology.
New York, Academic Press, 1964-
Green » Stacks » HM251 .A35 V.1 1964
Aggression and violent behavior.
Tarrytown, NY : Pergamon/Elsevier Science Inc., 1996-
SAL3 » Stacks » BF575.A3 A34 V.14:NO.1 2009
The British journal of social psychology / the British Psychological Society.
Letchworth, Hertfordshire : British Psychological Society, 1981-
Green » Stacks » BF1 .B728 V.49 2010
Culture & psychology.
London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, c1995-
SAL3 » Stacks » BF1 .C82 V.13 2007
European review of social psychology.
Chichester, England ; New York : J. Wiley, c1990-
Green » Stacks » HM251 .E82 V.22 2011
Evolution and human behavior : official journal of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society.
New York, NY : Elsevier Science, c1997-
SAL3 » Stacks » BF1 .E73 V.30 2009
Group processes & intergroup relations : GPIR.
London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, 1998-
Green » Stacks » HM251 .G7586
Journal of applied social psychology.
Washington, Scripta Pub. Corp.
Green » Stacks » HM251 .J54 V.26 1996:OCT.-DEC
Journal of social and clinical psychology.
New York, N.Y. : Guilford Press, c1983-
SAL3 » Stacks » BF1 .J7 V.31:NO.1-5 2012
The Journal of social psychology.
[Washington, D.C., etc. Helen Reid Educational Foundation, etc.]
SAL3 » Stacks » HM251 .A1 J6 V.149 2009
Judgment and decision making [electronic resource].
Berwyn, Pa. : Society for Judgment and Decision Making
Merrill-Palmer quarterly.
[Detroit, Merrill-Palmer Institute]
SAL3 » Stacks » HQ1 .M4 V.57 2011
Organizational behavior and human decision processes.
New York, N.Y. : Academic Press,
SAL3 » Stacks » BF636 .A108 V.108 2009:JAN
Sex roles.
[New York, Plenum Pub. Corp.]
Green » Stacks » HQ768 .S4 V.35 1997:JAN-MAR
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience [electronic resource].
Oxford, UK : Oxford Journals, Oxford University Press
Social psychological & personality science [electronic resource].
Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, c2010-
Social psychology quarterly.
Washington, D.C. : American Sociological Association,
Green » SSRC: Current Awareness (Non-circulating) » HM1 .S54