TY - BOOK AU - Nier,Jason A. TI - Taking sides: Clashing views in social psychology T2 - Taking sides series SN - 9780078050367 (pbk.) : AV - HM1033 .T34 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - New York, NY PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Social psychology KW - Social perception KW - Social influence KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Is deception of human participants ethical? -- Should social psychologists try to solve social problems? -- Can experimental social psychology and social constructionism coexist? -- Are our social perceptions often inaccurate? -- Does cognitive dissonance explain why behavior can change attitudes? -- Are self-esteem improvement programs misguided? -- Is the millennial generation more narcissistic than other generations? -- Can people accurately detect lies? -- Should research from social cognitive neuroscience be used to inform public policy? -- Do positive illusions lead to healthy behavior? -- Do Milgram's obedience experiments help explain the nature of the Holocaust? -- Is it possible to truly replicate Mildram's obedience experiments? -- Does the Stanford prison experiment help explain the effects of imprisonment? -- Is subliminal persuasion a myth? -- Can people really be brainwashed? -- Is stereotyping inevitable? -- Does the Implicit Association Test (IAT) measure racial prejudice? -- Can stereotypes lead to accurate perceptions of others? -- Does true altruism exist? -- Does media violence cause aggression? ER -