The principle of situationism in modern social psychology. Review of the book by T. Gilovich and L. Ross "The Science of wisdom". Moscow: Individual, 2019. 368 p.

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Abstract

The book summarizes the achievements of social psychology in the last few decades in the field of social cognition. The authors ‘ attention is drawn to the analysis of situational factors that determine the errors of social perception, form social stereotypes and prejudices, as well as influence the choice of various forms of social behavior.

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Keywords: social cognition, situational influence, errors of social perception, subjective interpretation of reality

Journal rubric: Critique and Bibliography

Article type: review

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/sps.2019100113

For citation: Belinskaya E.P. The principle of situationism in modern social psychology. Review of the book by T. Gilovich and L. Ross "The Science of wisdom". Moscow: Individual, 2019. 368 p. . Sotsial'naya psikhologiya i obshchestvo = Social Psychology and Society, 2019. Vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 202–205. DOI: 10.17759/sps.2019100113. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

References

  1. Gilovich T., Ross L. The Science of wisdom. Moscow: Individual, 2019. 368 p.

Information About the Authors

Elena P. Belinskaya, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Professor, Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3057-5273, e-mail: elena_belinskaya@list.ru

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