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	Automaticity and Cognitive Control in Social Behavior Mather/Romo 978-1-59871-165-3 TOC	People stereotype others very rapidly. A person’s evaluation of a group can be activated in a fraction of a second and can subsequently influence his or her behavior toward a member of that group. But how much control do we really have over our thoughts and behavior? Automaticity and Cognitive Control in Social Behavior discusses research in experimental social psychology that relates to how we navigate our social world without awareness as well as the steps we can take to control our unintentional thoughts and behaviors. Section I (Chapters 1-3) builds the foundation for a discussion of social automaticity with an introduction to the field of social psychology, its methods, and some of its fundamental concepts. Section II (Chapters 4-6) presents a review of research on automaticity and cognitive control, such as research by John Bargh and Daniel Wegner. Section III (Chapters 7 and 8) presents an integrative framework with which scholars can organize broad perspectives on social psychology. The back material includes a list of suggested readings, a glossary of terms, and an extensive reference list. Section IV includes two reprinted review articles on automaticity and cognitive control.