Course Description
Ethics in social research, social factors in perception, attitude formation and change, cognitive theories, group structure and process, ideology and personality, and social motivation.
Athena Title
ADVANCED SOCIAL PSY
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 6640
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students should have learned: 1. About the domain of social psychology with emphasis on critical evaluation of research 2. How people are influenced by both other people and the situations in which they find themselves 3. That, to a larger extent than commonly recognized, people's responses are shaped by the immediate features of their social situations, rather than merely reflecting their individual personalities 4. That personality factors interact with social situations to produce behavior 5. About the ways in which the study of social behavior is (and is not) scientific 6. How to understand and appreciate an empirical study in behavioral science
Topical Outline
The following topics may be covered in a particular class. This list is neither comprehensive nor exhaustive but illustrates the range of topics that comprise the field of social psychology. 1. Social Perception 2. Social Cognition 3. Attitudes 4. Prejudice 5. Attraction 6. Close Relationships 7. Aggression 8. Prosocial Behavior 9. Applied Social Psychology
Syllabus