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This four-volume handbook summarizes the current state of knowledge on major topics within the fields of personality and social psychology. Coverage is contemporary, is provocative, and sets an agenda for future work in the area.

Volume 1 focuses on attitudes and social cognition, describing the two main directions in which this domain has moved over the past quarter century. First, there is increasing focus on the phenomenology of daily life, with emphasis on the contents and drivers of mundane daily life. These include emotional experience, religious beliefs, feelings of control and agency, the function of conscious thought, and how all of these underpin our sense of self and important social behaviors. The second trend has been toward a deeper understanding of basic human nature, with increasing focus on unconscious or implicit cognitive processes that influence virtually all facets of daily life (e.g., how power transforms how we think about others and what qualities we associate with leadership).

Volumes 2 and 3 provide a broad framework to guide theorizing and research with respect to group processes and interpersonal relations in social psychology. Topics of discussion include theory and research on prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination; intergroup and intragroup processes; and the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of relationships. Together, the chapters reflect a wide range of theoretical perspectives at different levels of analysis, including perspectives from disciplines outside of psychology (e.g., biology, neuroscience, health sciences, sociology).

Volume 4 contains sections on personality processes and individual differences as well as sections on more holistic approaches, such as The Person in Context and The Person as a Whole.

Authors provide not only the foundational material on their topic but also discuss the big issues or bones of contention and what they see as the ways forward to resolve these issues.

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Volume 1: Attitudes and Social Cognition
Eugene Borgida, PhD and John A. Bargh, PhD, Associate Editors
Editorial Board
About the Editors-in-Chief
Contributors
Series Preface
Handbook Introduction
Volume 1 Introduction
I. Human Nature
Evolutionary Social Cognition, Steven L. Neuberg and Mark Schaller
Primate Social Cognition: What We Have Learned From Nonhuman Primates and Other Animals, Lucy A. Bates and Richard W. Byrne
Psychological and Sociomoral Reasoning in Infancy,
Renee Baillargeon, Rose M. Scott, Zijing He, Stephanie Sloane, Peipei Setoh, Kyong-sun Jin, Di Wu, and Lin Bian
Embodiment of Cognition and Emotion, Piotr Winkielman, Paula Niedenthal, Joseph Wielgosz, Jiska Eelen, and Liam C. Kavanagh
II. Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Minding the Mind: The Value of Distinguishing Among Unconscious, Conscious, and Metaconscious Processes, Jonathan W. Schooler, Michael D. Mrazek, Benjamin Baird, and Piotr Winkielman
Metacognition, Norbert Schwarz
Conscious Thoughts and the Causation of Behavior, Roy F. Baumeister, E. J. Masicampo, and Kathleen D. Vohs
Faces and First Impressions, Leslie A. Zebrowitz and Joann M. Montepare
III. The Phenomenology of Daily Life
Experimental Existential Psychology: Living in the Shadow of the Facts of Life, Tom Pyszczynski, Daniel Sullivan, and Jeff Greenberg
The Psychological Importance of Beliefs in Control and Order: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives In Social and Personality Psychology, Aaron C. Kay, Daniel Sullivan, and Mark J. Landau
Social Cognition and Health, Shelley E. Taylor
Coengagement, Coconstruction, Coevocation: Three Principles to Bridge Relationships and Social Cognition, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton and OEzlem Ayduk
IV. Self and Other
Self and Other, Sarah Molouki and Emily Pronin
Cultural Psychology, Dov Cohen
Stereotyping: Processes and Content, Susan T. Fiske and Courtney Bearns Tablante
Processes of Social Influence Through Attitude Change, Richard E. Petty and Pablo Brinol
Social Cognition of Power, Ana Guinote
Leadership, Alice H. Eagly and John Antonakis
New Frontiers in Diversity Research: Conceptions of Diversity and Their Theoretical and Practical Implications, Victoria C. Plaut, Sapna Cheryan, and Flannery G. Stevens
V. Affect and Emotion
Emotion-Cognition Interactions, Dacher Keltner and Elizabeth J. Horberg
Implicit Attitudes, Irene V. Blair, Nilanjana Dasgupta, and Jack Glaser
Social Cognitive Neuroscience: A Review of Core Systems, Bruce P. Dore, Noam Zerubavel, and Kevin N. Ochsner
Political Cognition and Its Normative Implications for the "Democratic Experiment": Theory, Evidence, and Controversy, Howard Lavine, John T. Jost, and Milton Lodge
Social Cognition in Law, Eugene Borgida and Erik J. Girvan
VI. Motivation
Motivated Cognition in Self and Social Thought, David Dunning
Self-Regulation and Its Failure: The Seven Deadly Threats to Self-Regulation,
Dylan D. Wagner and Todd F. Heatherton
Goal Pursuit Functions: Working Together, E. Tory Higgins and Abigail A. Scholer
The Duality of Everyday Life: Dual-Process and Dual-System Models in Social Psychology, Fritz Strack and Roland Deutsch
Index
Volume 2: Group Processes
John F. Dovidio, PhD and Jeffry A. Simpson, PhD, Associate Editors
Editorial Board
Contributors
Volume 2 Introduction
I. Intragroup Processes
Social Influence in Groups, John M. Levine and R. Scott Tindale
Creativity in Groups, Bernard A. Nijstad
Leadership: Theory and Practice, S. Alexander Haslam, Stephen D. Reicher, and Michael J. Platow
Social Justice, Tom R. Tyler
Groups and Morality, Colin Wayne Leach, Rezarta Bilali, and Stefano Pagliaro
Conflict and Negotiation Within and Between Groups, Carsten K. W. de Dreu, Hillie Aaldering, and OEzum Saygi
Social Development and Intergroup Relations, Melanie Killen, Aline Hitti, and Kelly Lynn Mulvey
Social Identity and Intergroup Relations, Dominic Abrams
Convergence and Divergence in Perceptions of Persons and Groups, David L. Hamilton, Steven J. Sherman, Nate Way, and Elise J. Percy
Intergroup Emotions, Diane M. Mackie and Eliot R. Smith
Dehumanization and Intergroup Relations, Nick Haslam
II. Intergroup Processes
"The World Isn''t Fair": A System Justification Perspective on Social Stratification and Inequality, John T. Jost, Danielle Gaucher, and Chadly Stern
The Hidden Dynamics of Discrimination: How Ideologies Organize Power and Influence Intergroup Relations, Rob Foels and Felicia Pratto
Helping Relations and Inequality Between Individuals and Groups, Arie Nadler and Samer Halabi
Interacting Across Racial Lines, J. Nicole Shelton and Jennifer A. Richeson
Psychological Perspectives on Immigration and Acculturation, Victoria M. Esses, Stelian Medianu, Leah Hamilton, and Natalia Lapshina
Stereotype Threat in Intergroup Relations, Toni Schmader, William Hall, and Alyssa Croft
Experiencing and Coping With Social Stigma, Manuela Barreto
Psychological Processes in Social Action, Martijn van Zomeren
Contact Between Groups, Linda R. Tropp and Elizabeth Page-Gould
Index
Volume 3: Interpersonal Relations
Jeffry A. Simpson, PhD and John F. Dovidio, PhD, Associate Editors
Editorial Board
Contributors
Volume 3 Introduction
I. Major Theoretical Approaches
Evolution and Close Relationships, Vladas Griskevicius, Martie G. Haselton, and Joshua M. Ackerman
Attachment Processes in Adult Romantic Relationships, Paula R. Pietromonaco and Lindsey A. Beck
Interdependence Theory, Paul A. M. Van Lange and Daniel Balliet
Relationships and the Self: Egosystem and Ecosystem, Jennifer Crocker and Amy Canevello
II. Biological Approaches and Health
Relationship Neuroscience, Lane Beckes and James A. Coan
Relationships and Health, Timothy J. Loving and David A. Sbarra
III. Attraction and Relationship Development
Interpersonal Attraction: In Search of a Theoretical Rosetta Stone, Eli J. Finkel and Paul W. Eastwick
Relationship Initiation and Development, Susan Sprecher, Diane Felmlee, Sandra Metts, and William Cupach
Ideal Mate Standards and Romantic Relationships, Lorne Campbell, Jennifer C. Pink, and Sarah C. E. Stanton
IV. Motivation, Emotion, and Intersubjectivity
Goal Pursuit in Relationships, Grainne M. Fitzsimons and Michelle R. vanDellen
Emotions in Relationships, Julie Fitness
The Matter of Other Minds: Empathic Accuracy and the Factors That Influence It, Sara D. Hodges, Karyn L. Lewis, and William Ickes
V. Support, Communication, and Power
Social Support, Marci E. J. Gleason and Masumi Iida
Communication in Personal Relationships, Anita L. Vangelisti
Power and Social Influence in Relationships, Jeffry A. Simpson, Allison K. Farrell, M. Minda Orina, and Alexander J. Rothman
Power: Past Findings, Present Considerations, and Future Directions, Adam D. Galinsky, Derek D. Rucker, and Joe C. Magee
VI. Friendship, Love, and Sexuality
Friendship, Daniel Perlman, Nan L. Stevens, and Rodrigo J. Carcedo
Love: Conceptualization and Experience, Beverley Fehr
Sexuality and Same-Sex Sexuality in Relationships, Lisa M. Diamond
VII. Maintenance, Strife, and Dissolution
Why Marriages Change Over Time, Benjamin R. Karney
Relationship Maintenance and Dissolution, Christopher R. Agnew and Laura E. VanderDrift
Established and Emerging Perspectives on Violence in Intimate Relationships, Kim Bartholomew, Rebecca J. Cobb, and Donald G. Dutton
Index
Volume 4: Personality Processes and Individual Differences
M. Lynne Cooper, PhD and Randy J. Larsen, PhD, Associate Editors
Editorial Board
Contributors
Volume 4 Introduction
I. Origins and Development of Personality
Evolutionary Personality Psychology, David M. Buss and Lars Penke
Genetics of Personality, Susan C. South, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Nicholas R. Eaton, and Robert F. Krueger
Neurobiological Substrates of Personality: A Critical Overview, Tal Yarkoni
The Development of Temperament and Personality Traits in Childhood and Adolescence, Rebecca L. Shiner
Personality Development Across the Life Span: Current Findings and Future Directions, M. Brent Donnellan, Patrick L. Hill, and Brent W. Roberts
II. Personality Processes
Personality Processes and Processes as Personality: A Cognitive Perspective, Michael D. Robinson and Benjamin M. Wilkowski
Personality, Affect, and Affect Regulation, Adam A. Augustine and Randy J. Larsen
Agency and Its Discontents: A Two-Process Perspective on Basic Psychological Needs and Motives, Kennon M. Sheldon and Julia Schuler
The Interplay of Personality and Self-Regulation, Rick H. Hoyle and Patrick Gallagher
Terror Management Motivation at the Core of Personality, Mark J. Landau and Daniel Sullivan
III. Individual Differences
On the Properties of Personality Traits, Sampo V. Paunonen and Ryan Y. Hong
Self- and Other-Knowledge of Personality, Simine Vazire and Brittany C. Solomon
What Makes a Good Structural Model of Personality? Evaluating the Big Five and Alternatives, Gerard Saucier and Sanjay Srivastava
Behavioral Approach, Behavioral Avoidance, and Behavioral Inhibition, Charles S. Carver
Psychological Underpinnings to Impulsive Behavior, Gregory T. Smith and Leila Guller
Interpersonal Traits, Lauri A. Jensen-Campbell, Priya Iyer, and Jennifer M. Knack
Openness/Intellect: A Dimension of Personality Reflecting Cognitive Exploration, Colin G. DeYoung
IV. The Person as a Whole
Person-Centered Approaches to Personality, Jens B. Asendorpf
Personality and the Life Story, Dan P. McAdams and Erika Manczak
Self-Processes in the Construction and Maintenance of Personality, Mark R. Leary and Kaitlin Toner
V. The Person in Context
The Interplay of Persons and Situations: Retrospect and Prospect, Debbie S. Moskowitz and Marc A. Fournier
The Person as a Cognitive-Affective Processing System: Quantitative Idiography as an Integral Component of Cumulative Science, Yuichi Shoda, Nicole L. Wilson, Donna D. Whitsett, Jenna Lee-Dussud, and Vivian Zayas
Gender and Personality, Vicki S. Helgeson
Birth Cohort Differences in Personality, Jean M. Twenge, Brittany Gentile, and W. Keith Campbell
The Interplay Between Culture and Personality, Virginia S. Y. Kwan and Sarah D. Herrmann
VI. Personality and Adaptation
Personality and Subjective Well-Being: Current Issues and Controversies, Richard E. Lucas and Ed Diener
Personality Disorders and Personality, Timothy J. Trull and Thomas A. Widiger
Personality and Career Success, Robert Hogan and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Personality and Physical Health, Timothy W. Smith, Paula G. Williams, and Suzanne C. Segerstrom
VII. The Future of Personality
Six Visions for the Future of Personality Psychology, Veronica Benet-Martinez, M. Brent Donnellan, William Fleeson, R. Chris Fraley, Samuel D. Gosling, Laura A. King, Richard W. Robins, and David C. Funder
Index