Book Prize for the Promotion of Social and Personality Science

The aim of this prize is to give recognition to the best book of the year that presents social and personality psychology to broader audiences. Edited, ghost-written, and co-written books are eligible for this award, and submitters will be asked to clarify the roles of such contributors during the application process.

The recipient will receive a $500 honorarium and an accompanying plaque, which are presented at the annual Awards Ceremony held at the SPSP Annual Convention, as well as a complimentary one-year SPSP membership.

Requirements:

• For the 2022 Book Prize, eligible books are those published during calendar year 2021, i.e. those with a 2021 copyright date.
• Books, unpublished and ‘in press’, are not eligible.
• Published in 2021 means (as rightly interpreted) appears in print in 2021 (i.e. not in press or published in 2020).
• The publication year is the year the book was first published, not subsequent publications, i.e. into paperback format.
• Edited, ghost-written, and co-written books are eligible for this award, and submitters will be asked to clarify the roles of such contributors during the application process.

Submission Material

• A brief bulleted list describing how the book fits the criteria
• An electronic version of the book

2021

2020

Jennifer Eberhardt, Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do

2019

William von Hippel, The Social Leap: The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy

2018

Abigail Marsh, The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between

2017

Robert B. Cialdini, Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade

2016

Traci Mann, Secrets from the Eating Lab: The Science of Weight Loss, the Myth of Willpower, and Why You Should Never Diet Again

2015

Nicholas Epley, Mindwise: How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want

2014

Matt Lieberman, Social: Why Our Brains are Wired to Connect

2013

Jonathan Haidt, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

2012

James Pennebaker, The Secret Life of Pronouns: What our Words Say About Us

For more information, please contact awards@spsp.org