Illusions of reality : a history of deception in social psychology / James H. Korn.

[Albany] : State University of New York Press, [1997], ©1997.

xiii, 204 pages ; 24 cm

Varieties of deception -- The growth of deception -- Social psychology becomes experimental -- Lewin's legacy -- Military deception -- A voice of independence -- Leon Festinger, the seminal theorist -- Stanley Milgram and the illusion of obedience -- The stage production era -- Questions of right and wrong -- Deception in psychology and American culture -- The power of positive illusions.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-199) and index