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Informationen zum Autor Patricia Wallace is an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland University College's Graduate School and former Senior Director of CTYOnline and Information Technology at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. She is the author of thirteen books, including The Internet in the Workplace: How New Technology Is Transforming Work (Cambridge, 2004). Klappentext This balanced and engaging research-based textbook explores the psychological aspects of the online world and how they affect human behavior. Zusammenfassung This engaging! research-based textbook explores the psychological aspects of cyberspace and provides a balanced overview of the internet's effects on human behavior and social relationships. Readers learn how social media! texting! online games! and other environments influence impression formation! attraction! online dating! aggression! group dynamics! child development and privacy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The internet in a psychological context; 2. Your online persona: the psychology of impression formation; 3. Group dynamics on the internet; 4. The psychology of online aggression; 5. Liking and loving on the net: the psychology of interpersonal attraction; 6. Altruism on the net: the psychology of prosocial behavior; 7. The psychology of online gaming; 8. Child development and the internet: growing up online; 9. Gender issues and sexuality on the internet; 10. The psychology of online privacy and surveillance; 11. The internet as a time sink; 12. Nurturing life on the internet.
