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26 - Social Psychology and Me

The Ties That Bind

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 September 2022

By
Mark Snyder
Edited by
Saul Kassin
Saul Kassin
Affiliation:
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
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Summary

Although I don’t carry calling cards with “Mark Snyder, Social Psychologist” embossed on them, it is fair to say that, after some five decades of doing social psychology, I am a social psychologist. It is also fair to say that, after five decades, the ties that bind social psychology and me are strong and enduring ones. As I look back over my life and times as a social psychologist, I am struck by several recurring themes that have characterized my interests and that are reflected in the problems that I have tackled in my research. Looking back, I am also struck by the ways that social psychology (and the social sciences more generally) has changed in meaningful ways that, as I look forward, point the way to the next generations of theory, research, and application. With this preamble done, let me tell you about how I became a social psychologist, and how the kind of social psychologist that I am has evolved over time.

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Pillars of Social Psychology
Stories and Retrospectives
 , pp. 220 - 227
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Deaux, K., & Snyder, M. (Eds.) (2019). The Oxford Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology. Second edition. New York: Oxford University Press.Google Scholar
Lewin, K. (1936). A Dynamic Theory of Personality. New York: McGraw-Hill.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Lewin, K. (1951). Field Theory in Social Science: Selected Theoretical Papers (Cartwright, D., Ed.). New York: Harper & Row (original work published 1944).Google Scholar
Omoto, A. M., & Snyder, M. (1995). Sustained helping without obligation: Motivation, longevity of service, and perceived attitude change among AIDS volunteers. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 68, 671–686.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Pettigrew, T. F. (2019). The intertwined histories of personality and social psychology. In Deaux, K. & Snyder, M. (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Personality and Social Psychology. Second edition (pp. 11–33). New York: Oxford University Press.Google Scholar
Snyder, M. (1974). Self-monitoring of expressive behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 30(4), 526–537.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Snyder, M. (1984). When belief creates reality. In Berkowitz, L. (Ed.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (Vol. 18, pp. 247–305). Orlando, FL: Academic Press.Google Scholar
Snyder, M. (1987). Public Appearances/Private Realities: The Psychology of Self-Monitoring. New York: W. H. Freeman.Google Scholar
Snyder, M., Gangestad, S., & Simpson, J. A. (1983). Choosing friends as activity partners: The role of self-monitoring. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 45, 1061–1072.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Snyder, M., & Omoto, A. M. (2008). Volunteerism: Social issues perspectives and social policy implications. Social Issues and Policy Review, 2, 1–36.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Snyder, M., & Swann, W. B. (1978). Hypothesis-testing processes in social interaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 36(1), 1202–1212.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Snyder, M., Tanke, E. D., & Berscheid, E. (1977). Social perception and interpersonal behavior: On the self-fulfilling nature of social stereotypes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 35(9), 656–666.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Zweigenhaft, R., & Borgida, E. (Eds.) (2016). Collaboration in Psychological Science: Behind the Scenes. New York: Worth Publishers.Google Scholar

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  • Social Psychology and Me
  • Edited by Saul Kassin, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
  • Book: Pillars of Social Psychology
  • Online publication: 29 September 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009214315.026
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  • Social Psychology and Me
  • Edited by Saul Kassin, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
  • Book: Pillars of Social Psychology
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009214315.026
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  • Social Psychology and Me
  • Edited by Saul Kassin, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
  • Book: Pillars of Social Psychology
  • Online publication: 29 September 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009214315.026
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