LEADER 03503nam 22006493u 450 001 9910791077303321 005 20230207232258.0 010 $a1-4522-5334-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000001194134 035 $a(EBL)1598363 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001111363 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12473183 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001111363 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11129571 035 $a(PQKB)11286078 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1598363 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001194134 100 $a20140127d1991|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAssumptions about Human Nature$b[electronic resource] $eImplications for Researchers and Practitioners 210 $aThousand Oaks $cSAGE Publications$d1991 215 $a1 online resource (379 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-42252-4 311 $a0-8039-2774-6 327 $aCover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Pervasiveness of Assumptions about Human Nature; Chapter 2 - The Historical Background of Assumptions about Human Nature; Chapter 3 - Conceptualizing Philosophies of Human Nature; Chapter 4 - Measurement of Philosophies of Human Nature; Chapter 5 - Group Differences; Chapter 6 - Relationship of Philosophies of Human Nature to Attitude, Personality, and Aptitude Variables; Chapter 7 - Relationship of Philosophies of Human Nature to Interpersonal Behavior; Chapter 8 - Determinants of Philosophies of Human Nature 327 $aChapter 9 - The Zeitgeist and Philosophies of Human Nature, or, Where Did All the Idealistic, Imperturbable Freshmen Go?Chapter 10 - Philosophies of Human Nature: How Much Change is Possible?; Chapter 11 - A Time for Taking Stock; Appendix A: PHN Scale, in its Usual Format; Appendix B: PHN Subscale Items, Grouped by Subscale; Appendix C: Revised Subscales for PHN Scale; Appendix D: Behavior Insight Test; Appendix E: Interpretations of Government Policy Scale; Appendix F: Stack's Trust Rating Scale; Appendix G: Children's PHN Scale; Appendix H: Chi-Square Comparisons of CSQ Data; References 327 $aName IndexSubject Index; About the Authors 330 $aOur suppositions about human nature colour everything from the way we bargain with a used-car dealer to our expectations about further conflict in the Middle East. Our assumptions about human nature underlie our reactions to specific events. Wrightsman designed this second edition of his book to enhance our understanding of many significant issues about human nature, including the relationship of attitudes to behaviour, the unidimensionality of attitudes and the influence of social movements on beliefs. 517 $aAssumptions About Human Nature 606 $aAttitude (Psychology) 606 $aHuman Nature 606 $aPsychology 606 $aAttitude (Psychology) 606 $aPsychology 606 $aSocial Sciences$2HILCC 606 $aPsychology$2HILCC 615 4$aAttitude (Psychology). 615 4$aHuman Nature. 615 4$aPsychology. 615 0$aAttitude (Psychology) 615 0$aPsychology 615 7$aSocial Sciences 615 7$aPsychology 676 $a150 700 $aWrightsman$b Lawrence S., Jr$0148894 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791077303321 996 $aAssumptions about Human Nature$93716058 997 $aUNINA