, Social Psychology
Fourteenth Edition
Global Edition
Nyla R. Branscombe
University of Kansas
Robert A. Baron
Oklahoma State University
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The rights of Nyla R. Branscombe and Robert A. Baron to be identified as the authors of this work have been
asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Authorized adaptation from the United States edition, entitled Social Psychology, 14th edition, ISBN 978-0-134-41096-8,
by Nyla R. Branscombe and Robert A. Baron, published by Pearson Education © 2017.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmit-
ted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without either
the prior written permission of the publisher or a license permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom
issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS.
All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. The use of any trademark in this text
does not vest in the author or publisher any trademark ownership rights in such trademarks, nor does the use
of such trademarks imply any affiliation with or endorsement of this book by such owners.
ISBN 10: 129-2-15909-X
ISBN 13: 978-1-292-15909-6
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
14 13 12 11 10
Printed and bound in Vivar, Malaysia.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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, Dedication
To Phil Schlaman, my best friend and essential social support;
You make it all worthwhile.
—Nyla R. Branscombe
To the people I care about most and who care most about me—
Rebecca, Ted, Melissa, Samantha, Randy, Paul and Leah;
And to the colleagues who helped make my life’s journey such a happy one—
Donn Byrne, Roger Black, Jim Naylor, John Capaldi, and Mike Morris
—Robert A. Baron
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Fourteenth Edition
Global Edition
Nyla R. Branscombe
University of Kansas
Robert A. Baron
Oklahoma State University
Harlow, England • London • New York • Boston • San Francisco • Toronto • Sydney • Dubai • Singapore • Hong Kong
Tokyo • Seoul • Taipei • New Delhi • Cape Town • Sao Paulo • Mexico City • Madrid • Amsterdam • Munich • Paris • Milan
A01_BARO9096_14_GE_FM.indd 1 28/11/2016 8:2
, VP, Product Development: Dickson Musslewhite Senior Project Editor, Global Edition: Daniel
Director, Content Strategy and Development: Luiz
Sharon Geary Manager, Media Production, Global Edition:
Editor in Chief: Ashley Dodge M. Vikram Kumar
Managing Editor: Sutapa Mukherjee Senior Manufacturing Controller, Production,
Sponsoring Editor: Tanimaa Mehra Global Edition: Jerry Kataria
Content Manager: Carly Czech Director of Field Marketing: Jonathan Cottrell
Editorial Project Manager: Melissa Sacco, Senior Marketing Coordinator: Susan
Lumina Datamatics, Inc. Osterlitz
Development Editor: Micah Newman Operations Manager: Mary Fischer
Asset Development Team: LearningMate Solutions, Ltd. Operations Specialist: Carol Melville
VP, Director of Marketing: Maggie Moylan Associate Director of Design: Blair Brown
Director, Project Management Services: Etain O’Dea Interior Design: Kathryn Foot
Project Team Lead: Vamanan Namboodiri Cover Design: Lumina Datamatics, Inc.
Project Manager: Sudipto Roy Cover Art: Natalia Sheinkin/Shutterstock
Project Manager, Global Edition: Nitin Shankar Full-Service Project Management and
Senior Acquisitions Editor, Global Edition: Sandhya Composition: Saraswathi Muralidhar,
Ghoshal Lumina Datamatics, Inc.
Acknowledgements of third party content appear on pages 497–500, which constitutes an extension of this
copyright page.
Pearson Education Limited
Edinburgh Gate
Harlow
Essex CM20 2JE
England
and Associated Companies throughout the world
Visit us on the World Wide Web at:
www.pearsonglobaleditions.com
© Pearson Education Limited 2017
The rights of Nyla R. Branscombe and Robert A. Baron to be identified as the authors of this work have been
asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Authorized adaptation from the United States edition, entitled Social Psychology, 14th edition, ISBN 978-0-134-41096-8,
by Nyla R. Branscombe and Robert A. Baron, published by Pearson Education © 2017.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmit-
ted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without either
the prior written permission of the publisher or a license permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom
issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS.
All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. The use of any trademark in this text
does not vest in the author or publisher any trademark ownership rights in such trademarks, nor does the use
of such trademarks imply any affiliation with or endorsement of this book by such owners.
ISBN 10: 129-2-15909-X
ISBN 13: 978-1-292-15909-6
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
14 13 12 11 10
Printed and bound in Vivar, Malaysia.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
A01_BARO9096_14_GE_FM.indd 2 28/11/2016 8:2
, Dedication
To Phil Schlaman, my best friend and essential social support;
You make it all worthwhile.
—Nyla R. Branscombe
To the people I care about most and who care most about me—
Rebecca, Ted, Melissa, Samantha, Randy, Paul and Leah;
And to the colleagues who helped make my life’s journey such a happy one—
Donn Byrne, Roger Black, Jim Naylor, John Capaldi, and Mike Morris
—Robert A. Baron
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