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Dual-process Theories in Social Psychology (1999)

Dual-process Theories in Social Psychology (1999)

Shelly Chaiken, Yaacov Trope

Published: 1999, February 19
Authors: Shelly Chaiken, Yaacov Trope
Publishers: Guilford Press
Pages: 676
Print type: BOOK

Description:

This informative volume presents the first comprehensive review of research and theory on dual-process models of social information processing. These models distinguish between qualitatively different modes of information processing in making decisions and solving problems (e.g., associative versus rule-based, controlled versus uncontrolled, and affective versus cognitive modes). Leading contributors review the basic assumptions of these approaches and review the ways they have been applied and tested in such areas as attitudes, stereotyping, person perception, memory, and judgment. Also examined are the relationships between different sets of processing modes, the factors that determine their utilization, and how they work in combination to affect responses to social information.