This innovative two-volume handbook provides a comprehensive exploration of the major developments of social psychological theories that have taken place over the past half century, culminating in a state of the art overview of the primary theories and models that have been developed in this vast and fascinating field.

Theories of Social Psychology: An Introduction - Paul A. M. Van Lange, Arie W. Kruglanski and E. Tory HigginsPART ONE: BIOLOGICAL/EVOLUTIONARY LEVEL OF ANALYSISEvolutionary Theory and Human Social Behavior - Douglas T. KenrickTend and Befriend Theory - Shelley E. TaylorThe Evaluative Space Model - John T. Cacioppo, Gary G. Berntson, Catherine J. Norris and Jackie K. GollanPART TWO: COGNITIVE LEVEL OF ANALYSISAccessibility Theory - E. Tory HigginsA Theory of Impulse and Reflection - Fritz Strack and Roland Deutsch Construal Level Theory - Yaacov Trope and Nira LibermanAn Attribution Theory of Motivation - Bernard WeinerA Theory of Social Information Processing - Robert S. Wyer, Jr.Balance-Logic Theory - Chester A. InskoLay Epistemic Theory - Arie W. KruglanskiThe Elaboration Likelihood Model - Richard E. Petty and Pablo BriñolA Theory of Heuristic and Systematic Information - Shelly Chaiken and Alison LedgerwoodThe Continuum Model and the Stereotype Content Model - Susan T. FiskeFeelings-as-Information Theory - Norbert SchwarzThe Linguistic Category Model - Gün R. SeminAction Identification Theory - Robin R. Vallacher and Daniel M. WegnerSocial Cognitive Theory - Albert BanduraPART THREE: MOTIVATIONAL/AFFECTIVE LEVEL OF ANALYSISCognitive Dissonance Theory - Joel CooperTerror Management Theory - Jeffrey Greenberg and Jamie ArndtSelf-Determination Theory - Edward L. Deci and Richard M. RyanThe Theory of Planned Behavior - Icek AjzenSocial Comparison Theory - Jerry Suls and Ladd WheelerRegulatory Focus Theory - E. Tory HigginsA Model of Behavioral Self-Regulation - Charles S. Carver and Michael F. ScheierMindset Theory of Action Phases - Peter M. Gollwitzer