SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (PY2045)

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Studies the nature and causes of individual behavior and thought in social situations. Presents the basic fields of study that compose the science of social psychology, and how its theories impact on most aspects of people's lives. Topics of study include: conformity, persuasion, mass communication, propaganda, aggression, attraction, prejudice, and altruism.

Code: 
PY2045
Name: 
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Discipline: 
PY (Psychology)
Type: 
CCI
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None
Equivalencies: 
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (GS2045)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students should be able to propose research projects using methods from social psychology
  2. Students should be able to think critically about social issues and their media portrayal
  3. Students should be able to understand and discuss major topics in social psychology such as social influence, conformity, person perception, attitudes, cognitive dissonance, obedience, attraction, stereotypes, group and collective processes and conflicts, social representations and social memory and be able to apply these to situations in daily life and to current social issues
  4. Students should be able to write peer evaluations of “colleagues’” research proposals, providing constructive criticism
  5. Exploring and Engaging Difference: Students will think critically about cultural and social difference; they will identify and understand power structures that determine hierarchies and inequalities that can relate to race, ethnicity, gender, nationhood, religion, or class (CCI LO3)
  6. Civic and Ethical Engagement: Students will demonstrate awareness of ethical considerations relating to specific societal problems, values, or practices (historical or contemporary; global or local) and learn to articulate possible solutions to prominent challenges facing societies and institutions today so as to become engaged actors at various levels in our interconnected world (CCI LO4)

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Fall 2024 PY2045 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Spring 2025 PY2045 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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