This volume offers essays on advances in the field of experimental social psychology. Topics discussed include: attitudes to high achievers; tactical communication and social interaction; social comparisons, legitimacy appraisals and group memberships; and stereotypes.

N.T. Feather, Attitudes toward High Achievers and Reactions to Their Fall: Theory and Research Concerning Tall Poppies. D.T. Kenrick, Evolutionary Social Psychology: From Sexual Selection to Social Cognition. N.Schwarz, Judgment in a Social Context: Biases, Shortcomings, and the Logic of Conversation. D.N. Ruble, A Phase Model of Transitions: Cognitive and Motivational Consequences. J.H. Fleming, Multiple Audience Problems, Tactical Communication, and Social Interaction: A Relational-Regulation Perspective. B. Major, From Social Inequality to Personal Entitlement: The Role of Social Comparisons, Legitimacy Appraisals, and Group Membership. C. Stangor and J.E. Lange, Mental Representations of Social Groups: Advances in Understanding Stereotypes and Stereotyping. Subject Index.