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Social Psychology
Revisiting the Classic Studies

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Social Psychology
May 2026 | 366 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
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Social Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies critically reflects upon 18 of the most influential social psychology papers ever published and examines their continued relevance in today's world.

For this edition, there are new chapters on countering misinformation, crowd behaviour and gender stereotypes and all of the material has been revised to further demonstrate the capacity of social psychology to be self-reflective and self-correcting. 

 Revisiting the Classic Studies is a series that introduces readers to the studies in psychology that changed the way we think about core topics in the discipline today. It provokes students to ask more interesting and challenging questions about the field by encouraging a deeper level of engagement with both the studies themselves and with the nature of their contribution. Edited by leading scholars in their field and written by researchers at the cutting edge of these developments, every chapter of these books provides details of the original works and their theoretical and empirical impact. 

Steven J. Karau and Kipling D. Williams
Chapter 1: Social Facilitation and Social Loafing: Revisiting Triplett’s Competition Studies
Joanne R. Smith and Deborah J. Terry
Chapter 2: Attitudes and Behavior: Revisiting LaPiere’s Hospitality Study
Joel Cooper
Chapter 3: Cognitive Dissonance: Revisiting Festinger’s End of the World Study
Dominic Abrams and John M. Levine
Chapter 4: Norm Formation: Revisiting Sherif’s Autokinetic Illusion Studies
Jolanda Jetten and Matthew J. Hornsey
Chapter 5: Conformity: Revisiting Asch’s Line-judgment Studies
Stephen Reicher and S. Alexander Haslam
Chapter 6: Obedience: Revisiting Milgram’s Shock Experiments
S. Alexander Haslam and Stephen Reicher
Chapter 7: Tyranny: Revisiting Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment
Michael J. Platow and John A. Hunter
Chapter 8: Intergroup Relations and Conflict: Revisiting Sherif’s Boys’ Camp Studies
Russell Spears and Sabine Otten
Chapter 9: Discrimination: Revisiting Tajfel’s Minimal Group Studies
Sander van der Linden
Chapter 10: Countering misinformation: Revisiting McGuire’s Inoculation Studies
Nick D. Ungson, Dominic J. Packer, and Karleigh Groves
Chapter 11: Group decision making: Revisiting Janis's Groupthink Study
Mark Levine and Richard Philpot
Chapter 12: Helping in Emergencies: Revisiting Latané and Darley’s Bystander Studies
John F. Dovidio and Elif G. Ikizer
Chapter 13: Promoting Positive Intergroup Relations: Revisiting Aronson's Jigsaw Classroom Study
John Drury
Chapter 14: Crowd Behavior: Revisiting Reicher’s St Paul's Riot Study
Craig McGarty
Chapter 15: Stereotype Formation: Revisiting Hamilton and Gifford’s Illusory Correlation Studies
Miriam K. Zehnter and Michelle K. Ryan
Chapter 16: Gender Stereotypes: Revisiting Eagly and Steffen’s Social Role Studies
Toni Schmader and Chad Forbes
Chapter 17: Stereotypes and Performance: Revisiting Steele and Aronson's Stereotype Threat Experiments

Joanne R. Smith

Joanne R. Smith is Head of Department of Psychology at the University of Exeter and a Professor of Social Psychology. More About Author

S. Alexander Haslam

S Alexander Haslam (Alex Haslam) is Professor of Psychology and Australian Laureate Fellow at the University of Queensland. Together with colleagues, he has written and edited 15 books and over 300 research articles and chapters. His most recent books are The New Psychology of Leadership: Identity, Influence and Power (with Steve Reicher and Michael Platow, 2nd ed. 2020) and Social Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies (edited with Joanne Smith, 2nd ed. 2017). He is former Chief Editor of the European Journal of Social Psychology and former President of the Psychology Section of the British Science Association. He is a recipient... More About Author

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