This volume presents new research, theory and practice in the field of social psychology. Topics covered include arousal regulation, social perception, social norms, and non-verbal behaviour.

Advances in Experimental Social Psychology continues to be one of the most sought after and most often cited series in this field. Containing contributions of major empirical and theoretical interest, this series represents the best and the brightest in new research, theory, and practice in social psychology. Volume 28 includes contributions on arousal regulation, social perception, social norms, and nonverbal behavior.

J. Blascovich and J. Tomaka, The Biopsychosocial Model of Arousal Regulation. S.T. Allison, D.M. Mackie, and D.M. Messick, Outcome Biases in Social Perception: Implications for Dispositional Inference, Attitude Change, Stereotyping, and Social Behavior. C.M. Brendl and E.T. Higgins, Principles of Judging Valence: What Makes Events Positive or Negative? D.A. Prentice and D.T. Miller, Pluralistic Ignorance and the Perpetuation of Social Norms by Unwitting Actors. J.S. Uleman, L.S. Newman, and G.B. Moskowitz, People as Flexible Interpreters: Evidence and Issues from Spontaneous Trait Inference. L. Jussim, J. Eccles, and S. Madon, Social Perception, Social Stereotypes, and Teacher Expectations: Accuracy and the Quest for the Powerful Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. R.M. Krauss, Y. Chen, and P. Chawla, Nonverbal Behavior and Nonverbal Communication: What Do Conversational Hand Gestures Tell Us? Subject Index.