Social Psychology (PSYC 3040)

Fall Semester 2017

Syllabus

Announcements:   I have moved my office from Russell Hall Room 317 to Russell Hall Room 312.  My phone and email address are the same.

** Test 3 has been postponed and will be given on Tuesday, November 14.

Assignment Instructions:

General Assignment Instructions

Assignment 1:   Propaganda – Due November 9, Thursday

Assignment 2:  Social Media – Due November 16, Thursday

Assignment 3:  Morals – Due November 21, Tuesday

Assignment 4:  Selfies – Due November 28, Tuesday

 

FINAL EXAM

Lectures     

            Ch. 12:  Interpersonal Aggression

Ch. 13:  Prosocial Behavior

            Ch. 14:  Interpersonal Attraction

            Ch. 15:  Close Relationships (On lecture with Interpersonal

                        Attraction)

 

Study Guides

Ch. 12:  Interpersonal Aggression

            Ch. 13:  Prosocial Behavior

            Ch. 14:  Interpersonal Attraction

            Ch. 15:  Close Relationships

 

 

 

 

 

TEST 1

Lectures

            Ch. 1:  Introduction

            Ch. 2:  Fundamentals of Social Behavior

Ch. 3:  The Core Elements of Social Cognition

Study Guides        

Ch. 1:  Frameworks for Thinking/ Introduction

            Ch. 2:  Fundamentals of Social Behavior

            Ch. 3:  Core Elements of Social Cognition

 

TEST 2

Lectures

Ch. 4:  Thinking About People and Events

            Ch. 5:  The Nature, Origins, and Function of the Self

            Ch. 6:  The Key Self Motives

Study Guides

            Ch. 4:  Thinking about People and Events

            Ch. 5:  The Nature, Origins, and Function of the Self

            Ch. 6:  The Key Self-Motives

 

TEST 3

Lectures     

Ch. 7:  Social Influence

            Ch. 8:  Persuasion, Attitudes & Behavior

 

            The link to the propaganda techniques is http://www.uvm.edu/~jleonard/AGRI183/propoaganda.html

 

Ch. 9:  Group Processes

            Ch. 10:  Understanding Prejudice, Stereotyping & Discrimination

            Ch. 11:  Responding to & Reducing Prejudice (In same lecture as Chapter 10)

 

Study Guides

            Ch. 7:  Social Influence

            Ch. 8:  Persuasion, Attitudes & Behavior

            Ch. 9:  Group Processes

            Ch. 10:  Prejudice

            Ch. 11:  Responding to & Reducing Prejudice