The Social psychology of good and evil

Introduction and overview / Arthur G. Miller --

Part I. Conceptual perspectives on good and evil --

The evolution of good and evil / Joshua D. Duntley and David M. Buss --

Free will evolved for morality and culture / Andrew E. Monroe, Kathleen D. Vohs, and Roy F. Baumeister --

Categories, intent, and harm / Susan T. Fiske --

"The devil made me do it": The deification of consciousness and the demonization of the unconscious / John A. Bargh --

Part II. Harming others: contexts, causes, and implications --

Racism among the well intentioned: bias without awareness /John F. Dovidio, Samuel L. Gaertner, and Adam R. Pearson --

Understanding media violence effects / Sara Prot, Craig A. Anderson, Muniba Saleem, Christopher L. Groves, and Johnie J. Allen --

How dehumanization promotes harm / Nick Haslam and Steve Loughnan --

The social psychology of genocide and mass atrocities /Johanna Ray Vollhardt and Maggie Campbell-Obaid --

Why are the Milgram experiments still so extraordinarily famous ... and controversial? / Arthur G. Miller --

A social interaction approach to objectification: implications for the social-psychological study of sexual violence / Sarah J. Gervais --

Part III. The self-concept in relation to good and evil acts --

False moral superiority / David Dunning --

Making relationship partners good: a model of the interpersonal consequences of compassionate goals / Jennifer Crocker and Amy Canevello --

Evil persons or evil deeds?: what we've learned about incarcerated offenders / June P. Tangney, Dan V. Blalock, Johanna B. Folk, and Jeffrey Stuewig --

Dishonesty explained: what leads people to act immorally / Francesca Gino and Dan Ariely --

Part IV. Group perspectives on good and evil --

Bystanders and emergencies: why understanding group processes Is key to promoting prosocial behavior / Mark Levine and Neil Wilson --

Remembering historical victimization: potential for intergroup conflict escalation and conflict reduction / Nyla R. Branscombe, Michael J.A. Wohl, and Ruth H. Warner --

Organizations matter / Arthur P. Brief and Kristin Smith-Crowe --

Globalization and terrorism: the primacy of collective processes / Fathali M. Moghaddam, Victoria Heckenlaible, Madeleine Blackman, Sarah Fasano, and Daniel J. Dufour --

Part V. The possibilities for kindness --

Benefits and liabilities of empathy-induced altruism: a contemporary review / C. Daniel Batson, Nadia Y. Ahmad, and E.L. Stocks --

Volunteerism: multiple perspectives on benefits and costs / Mark Snyder, Allen M. Omoto, and Patrick C. Dwyer --

The psychology of heroism: extraordinary champions of humanity in an unforgiving world / Zeno E. Franco and Philip G. Zimbardo.

Situationist Perspective on the Psychology of Evil: Understanding How Good People Are Transformed into Perpetrators / Philip G. Zimbardo --

Basic Human Needs, Altruism, and Aggression / Ervin Staub --

Four Roots of Evil / Roy F. Baumeister and Kathleen D. Vohs --

Evolution of Evil / Joshua D. Duntley and David M. Buss --

What's in a Category?: Responsibility, Intent, and the Avoidability of Bias against Outgroups / Susan T. Fiske --

Contemporary Racial Bias: When Good People Do Bad Things / John F. Dovidio, Samuel L. Gaertner, Jason A. Nier, Kerry Kawakami, and Gordon Hodson --

Violent Evil and the General Aggression Model / Craig A. Anderson and Nicholas L. Carnagey.

What Can the Milgram Obedience Experiments Tell Us about the Holocaust?: Generalizing from the Social Psychology Laboratory / Arthur G. Miller --

Conceptualizing Sexual Violence: Socially Acceptable Coercion and Other Controversies / Charlene L. Muehlenhard and Zoee D. Peterson --

Pursuit of Self-Esteem: Implications for Good and Evil / Jennifer Crocker, Shawna J. Lee, and Lora E. Park --

Many Faces of Lies / Bella M. DePaulo --

Moral Emotional Perspective on Evil Persons and Evil Deeds / June Price Tangney and Jeff Stuewig --

Benefits and Liabilities of Empathy-Induced Altruism / C. Daniel Batson, Nadia Ahmad, and E. L. Stocks --

Empathy-Related Responding: Moral, Social, and Socialization Correlates / Nancy Eisenberg, Carlos Valiente, and Claire Champion --

Social Support and Behavior toward Others: Some Paradoxes and Some Directions / Thomas Ashby Wills and Jody A. Resko --

Sacrificing Time and Effort for the Good of Others: The Benefits and Costs of Volunteerism / Mark Snyder, Allen M. Omoto, and James J. Lindsay --

Reducing Hostility and Building Compassion: Lessons from the Jigsaw Classroom / Elliot Aronson.