Political psychology : situations, individuals, and cases /
David Patrick Houghton
- New York : Routledge, 2009
- xii, 280 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 1 online resource (xii, 280 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-266) and index
The conceptual scheme of this book -- A brief history of the discipline -- Behaviorism and human freedom -- The psychology of obedience -- Creating a "bad barrel" -- Group decision-making -- Psychobiography -- Personality and beliefs -- Cognition -- Affect and emotion -- Neuroscience -- The psychology of voting behavior -- The psychology of nationalism, ethnic conflict, and genocide -- The psychology of racism and political intolerance -- The psychology of terrorism -- The psychology of international relations -- Conclusion: A personal view