Interpersonal Cognition

Download or read book Interpersonal Cognition written by Mark W. Baldwin and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2006-04-20 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting state-of-the-art research from leading investigators, this volume examines the processes by which people understand their interpersonal experiences. Provided are fresh perspectives on how individuals glean social knowledge from past relationships and apply it in the here and now. Also explored are the effects of biases and expectancies about significant others on relationship satisfaction and personal well-being. Broad in scope, the book integrates findings from experimental social psychology with insights from developmental, personality, and clinical psychology. Throughout, chapters strike an appropriate balance between theory and method, offering an understanding of the core issues involved as well as the tools needed to study them.