Books in the Social Psychological Applications To Social Issues series

This volume presents the latest research on applying heuristics and biases to the areas of health, law, education, and organizations. Authors adopt a cross-disciplinary approach to study various theories.

Inaugurates a series devoted to the applications of fundamental social psychological processes to social issues and problems. This volume addresses the core issues of theory and methodology, and reviews attempts to design, implement, and evaluate prevention programs and policies. Annotation copyrigh

Research on small groups played an important role in the early formulation of social psychology. The more recent `issues-oriented' approach has not only resulted in many interesting findings-it has also applied basic social psychological theory in new ways and, moreover, led to new theoretical developments that deserve more attention.

This volume presents the latest research on applying heuristics and biases to the areas of health, law, education, and organizations. Authors adopt a cross-disciplinary approach to study various theories.