COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY by Robin R. Vallacher (Editor), Stephen J. Read (Editor), Andrzej Nowak (Editor) ( 9781351701662 )

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Title:

COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

By:

Robin R. Vallacher (Editor), Stephen J. Read (Editor), Andrzej Nowak (Editor)

Format:

Electronic book text

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ISBN 10:

1351701665

ISBN 13:

9781351701662

Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

6 June, 2017

Series:

Frontiers of Social Psychology

Pages:

382

Synopsis:

Computational Social Psychology showcases a new approach to social psychology that enables theorists and researchers to specify social psychological processes in terms of formal rules that can be implemented and tested using the power of high speed computing technology and sophisticated software. This approach allows for previously infeasible investigations of the multi-dimensional nature of human experience as it unfolds in accordance with different temporal patterns on different timescales. In effect, the computational approach represents a rediscovery of the themes and ambitions that launched the field over a century ago.The book brings together social psychologists with varying topical interests who are taking the lead in this redirection of the field. Many present formal models that are implemented in computer simulations to test basic assumptions and investigate the emergence of higher-order properties; others develop models to fit the real-time evolution of people's inner states, overt behavior, and social interactions. Collectively, the contributions illustrate how the methods and tools of the computational approach can investigate, and transform, the diverse landscape of social psychology.

Illustrations:

69 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Tables, black and white

Publication:

Imprint:

Routledge

Returns:

Non-returnable

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