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Influence
Robert B. CialdiniA widely read account of the principles of compliance, such as reciprocity, commitment, social proof and authority, drawn from social psychology research.
Obedience to Authority
Stanley MilgramMilgram's own report of his experiments on obedience to an authority figure, a central text on situational pressure and its ethical debate.
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
Leon FestingerIntroduces the theory that conflicting beliefs or actions produce discomfort that people reduce by changing attitudes or rationalizing, a foundational idea in the field.
The Righteous Mind
Jonathan HaidtDraws on moral and social psychology to argue that moral judgments are often intuitive and shaped by group identity.
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
Elliot AronsonUses dissonance theory to explain self-justification in personal life, law and politics, written for general readers.
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More social psychology books
- The Lucifer Effect
The Lucifer EffectPhilip G. Zimbardo - The Social Animal
The Social AnimalElliot Aronson - Intergroup Conflict and CooperationIntergroup Conflict and CooperationMuzafer Sherif
- Human Groups and Social Categories
Human Groups and Social CategoriesHenri Tajfel - The Crowd
The CrowdGustave Le Bon - Field Theory in Social Science
Field Theory in Social ScienceKurt Lewin - The Nature of Prejudice
The Nature of PrejudiceGordon W. Allport - Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman - Social Psychology
Social PsychologySolomon E. Asch - The 48 Laws of Power
The 48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene1998 - The Art of Seduction
The Art of SeductionRobert Greene2001 - Read People Like a Book
Read People Like a BookPatrick King2020
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