Social Psychology

Learning Outcomes:

Describe the understanding of how we think about and study human behaviour in social context;  Explain and critically examine social psychological research methods;  Integrate findings of and evaluate application 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. Social Psychology in Action: Social Psychology and Health
15. Social Psychology in Action: Social Psychology and the Law