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

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. WyerBalance-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 - Gun 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 RyanThe Theory of Planned Behavior - Icek AjzenSocial Comparison Theory: From Group Dynamics to Social Cognition - 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. GollwitzerVOLUME 2 Preface - Paul A. M. Van Lange, Arie W. Kruglanski and E. Tory HigginsSelf-Control Theory - Walter MischelSelf-Verification Theory - William B. SwannImplicit Theories - Carol S. DweckUncertainty-Identity Theory - Michael A. HoggOptimal Distinctiveness Theory - Marilynn B. BrewerA Cognitive-Neoassociation Theory of Aggression - Leonard BerkowitzPART FOUR: INTERPERSONAL LEVEL OF ANALYSISNeed to Belong Theory - Roy F. BaumeisterSociometer Theory - Mark R. LearyAttachment Theory - Philipe R. Shaver and Mario MikulincerShared Reality Model - Gerald EchtertoffEquity Theory in Close Relationships - Elaine Hatfield and Richard L. RapsonThe Investment Model of Commitment Processes - Caryl E. Rusbult, Christopher R. Agnew and Ximena R. ArriagaA Theory of Communal (and Exchange) Relationships - Margaret S. Clark and Judson R. MillsInterdependence Theory - Paul A. M. van Lange and Caryl E. RusbultPART FIVE: GROUP AND CULTURAL LEVEL OF ANALYSISA Theory of Co-operation and Competition and Beyond - Morton DeutschThe Focus Theory of Normative Conduct - Robert B. CialdiniSystem Justification Theory - John T. Jost and Jojanneke van der ToornJustice Theory - Tom R. TylerMinority Influence Theory - Charlan J. NemethSocial Identity Theory - Naomi Ellemers and S. Alexander HaslamSelf-Categorization Theory - John C. Turner and Katherine J. ReynoldsSocial Dominance Theory - Jim Sidanius and Felicia PrattoThe Common Ingroup Identity Model - Sam Geartner and John DovidioSocial Role Theory: A Biosocial Analysis of Sex Differences and Similarities - Alice H. Eagly and Wendy WoodSocial Representation Theory - Patrick Rateau, Pascal Moliner, Christian Guimelli and Jean-Claude AbricA Theory of Individualism and Collectivism - Harry C. Triandis and Michele J. Gelfand