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08/28/2010 17:23:34
Social Psychology
PSYC-2319
Fall 2010
08/23/2010 - 12/12/2010
Course Information
Section 009
Lecture
TTh 14:50 - 16:10
NRG1 1214
Chris De La Ronde
Office Hours
No office hours have been entered for this term
information for this site
The material posted on this site addresses the syllabus information required by Texas House Bill 2504, the "Three Clicks" law. This is not a complete course syllabus. The syllabus handed out in class will contain more information than is noted here. The entire syllabus also will be posted on the Blackboard site for this class.
Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives
This course introduces the student to the field of social psychology – the scientific study of how individuals think, influence, and relate to one another. This course is a survey of theories, research, and methods of social psychology including the topics of the self, conflict, aggression, power, group dynamics, and decision making.
The common course objectives include the ability of the student to discuss representative social psychological theories, research findings and/or principles concerning the following topics:
- Research Methods in Social Psychology
- Social Identity (such as the study of the self, gender, locus of control, etc.)
- Prejudice and Discrimination
- Conformity
- Aggression and Pro-social Behaviors
- Attraction & Interpersonal Relationships
- Group Dynamics (such as groupthink and decision making, leadership, persuasion, conflict, cooperation, etc.)
- Social Cognition and Attitudes
Beyond learning basic social psychological theories, research findings and/or principles concerning the above core topics as well as the additional topics covered, a second objective is for the student to become more aware of social psychological processes and social influence in everyday life.
Readings
The textbook for this course is Social Psychology, by Thomas Gilovich, Dachner Keltner, and Richard E. Nisbett, 2nd Edition, New York: W. W. Norton, 2011.
Course Requirements
Grades will be determined by five in-class exams, a portfolio assignment, class participation, plus an extra credit paper. Although you must complete all five exams, your final grade will be based on your four highest exam scores. The exams will consist of fifty multiple-choice items, worth 2 points each, covering about three weeks of lectures and three chapters from the textbook. Students must provide scantron forms for each exam. These forms are available at ACC bookstores. Grades will be based on the traditional scale:
90 - 100 A
80 - 89 B
70 - 79 C
60 - 69 D
59 and below F
and will not be forced to fit a normal distribution. I will, however, make an adjustment to the grades for each exam. Specifically, I will treat the top score on each exam as the top of the grading scale. That is, your score on each exam will be a percentage of the top score. For example, if the top score on the first exam was 88, the "100% standard" would be 88 and a person scoring an 80 would receive an 80/88 (90.9%) and would thus have an "A" on the first exam. Your final grade will be based on your four highest converted scores, (100 points each), your portfolio (80 points), and your class participation (20 points), plus any extra credit points you may earn.
Course Subjects
COURSE OUTLINE/CALENDAR
DATE: LECTURE TOPIC AND READINGS:
Week 1: Tu 8/24 Introduction
Th 8/26 Introduction to Social Psychology
Chapter 1: An Invitation to Social Psychology
Week 2: Tu 8/31 Introduction to Social Psychology
Chapter 1: An Invitation to Social Psychology
Th 9/2 Research Methods in Social Psychology
Chapter 2: The Methods of Social Psychology
Week 3: Tu 9/7 Research Methods in Social Psychology
Chapter 2: The Methods of Social Psychology
Th 9/9 The Self
Chapter 3: The Social Self
Week 4: Tu 9/14 The Self
Chapter 3: The Social Self
Th 9/16 EXAM 1
Week 5: Tu 9/21 Causal Attribution
Chapter 4: Understanding Others
Th 9/23 Causal Attribution
Chapter 4: Understanding Others
Week 6: Tu 9/28 Social Cognition
Chapter 5: Social Judgment
Th 9/30 Social Cognition
Chapter 5: Social Judgment
Week 7: Tu 10/5 Attitudes and Behavior
Chapter 6: Attitudes, Behavior, and Rationalization
Th 10/7 EXAM 2
Week 8: Tu 10/12 Emotion
Chapter 7: Emotion
Th 10/14 Social Influence
Chapter 8: Social Influence
Week 9: Tu 10/19 Social Influence
Chapter 8: Social Influence
Th 10/21 Attitudes and Persuasion
Chapter 9: Persuasion
Week 10: Tu 10/26 Attitudes and Persuasion
Chapter 9: Persuasion
Th 10/28 EXAM 3
Week 11: Tu 11/2 Interpersonal Attraction
Chapter 10: Attraction
Th 11/4 Interpersonal Attraction
Chapter 10: Attraction
Week 12: Tu 11/9 Interpersonal Relationships
Chapter 11: Relationships
Th 11/11 Stereotyping and Prejudice
Chapter 12: Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Week 13: Tu 11/16 Stereotyping and Prejudice
Chapter 12: Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Th 11/18 EXAM 4
Week 14: Tu 11/23 Aggression and Altruism
Chapter 13: Helping, Hurting, and Cooperating
Th 11/25 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Interpersonal Conflict and Cooperation
Chapter 13: Helping, Hurting, and Cooperating
Week 15: Tu 11/30 Group Behavior and Influence
Chapter 14: Groups
Th 12/2 Group Behavior and Influence
Chapter 14: Groups
Week 16: Tu 12/7 Applications of Social Psychology
Chapter 15: Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: l Social Psychology Applied
Th 12/9 EXAM 5