SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Describe the understanding of how we think about and study human behaviour in social context; Explain social psychological research methods; Evaluate findings and applications of social psychological empirical research; Plan real-world social problems solving based on theories and principles underlying social psychology.

Topics:

1. Introducing Social Psychology;
2. Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research;
3. Social Cognition: How We Think about the Social World;
4. Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People;
5. The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context;
6. The Need to Justify Our Actions;
7. Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings;
8. Conformity: Influencing Behavior;
9. Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups;
10. Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships;
11. Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help?;
12. Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People? Can We Prevent It?;
13. Prejudice: Causes and Cures;
14. Making a Difference with Social Psychology: Attaining a Sustainable Future;
15. Social Psychology and Health;
16. Social Psychology and the Law.