Tenth Edition
Elliot Aronson
Timothy D. Wilson
Samuel R. Sommers
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Aronson, Elliot, author. | Wilson, Timothy D., author. | Sommers, Sam,
author.
Title: Social psychology / Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Samuel R.
Sommers.
Description: Tenth edition. | New York, NY : Pearson, [2019] | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017037187 | ISBN 9780134641287 (softcover : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Social psychology.
Classification: LCC HM1033 .A78 2019 | DDC 302—dc23
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, To my grandchildren: Jacob, Jason, Ruth, Eliana, Natalie, Rachel, and Leo. My hope is that your capacity
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