This article analyzes the similarities and differences in forming impressions of individuals
and in developing conceptions of groups. In both cases, the perceiver develops a mental …

This chapter assesses what we have learned about some of those issues from social psychological
research, and particularly from research guided by a social cognition approach to the …

In this first worldwide synthesis of in situ and satellite‐derived lake data, we find that lake
summer surface water temperatures rose rapidly (global mean = 0.34C decade −1 ) between …

Three studies examined perceptions of the entitativity of groups. In Study 1 (US) and Study
2 (Poland), participants rated a sample of 40 groups on 8 properties of groups (eg, size, …

Originally published in 1981, this volume brings together contributions by several of the
authors whose research had contributed significantly to the recent advances in our …

Publisher Summary The chapter summarizes evidence indicating that cognitive biases can
result in the perceiver holding stereotypic conceptions of social groups; that is, cognitive …

First published in 1989, Towards a Theory of Schooling explores and debates the relationship
between school and society. It examines the form and function of one of humankind’s …

… David Hamilton realized this timeless truth years ago and set about developing a course …
David Hamilton invites his readers to take an idea at a time, see where it came from, how its …

Conventional approaches to program evaluation have followed the experimental and
psychometric traditions dominant in educational research. Their aim (unfulfilled) of achieving fully …

Illusory correlation refers to an erronous inference about the relationship between categories
of events. One postulated basis for illusory correlation is the co-occurrence of events which …