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The book presents for the first time a wide range of original contributions by leading researchers in experimental social psychology. It provides a historical overview of the field in India as well as a survey of some current research areas. Theoretical, methodological and empirical trends in the following contemporary research topics are examined in details:
• Information Integration
• Attribution Theory
• Prosocial Behaviour
• ...
Five decades of planned development have clearly brought to the fore that for holistic development emphasis should be laid on social as well as economic development. The mismatch in the growth rates between the two sectors has led to lopsided development. While the growth in the economic sector is faster and its impact becomes conspicuous even in the short run, the growth rate in the social sector is painfully slow. However, once the social development sets in, ...
Since the coinage of the term by scientist H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins in 1973, Cognitive Science has become a fast growing field of study worldwide, comprising cross-linkages of disciplines like psychology, neuroscience, computer science, linguistics and philosophy. With contributions from eminent scientists from around the globe, Advances in Cognitive Science: Volume I covers various sub-disciplines of this study area like Cognitive Processes, Cognitive ...