Course SchedulePSY 240: Social Psychology |
| DATES | TOPICS | READINGS | ASSIGNMENTS |
| Jan 5 | Introduction/Methods |
Ch. 1 |
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| Jan 7 | Social Motives | pp. 34-44, 351, 581-591 | |
| Jan 9 | Social Motives |
pp. 137-141, 218-220 |
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| Jan 12 | Social Motives |
51-73,
94-97 |
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| Jan 14 | Attributions |
pp.
99-109 |
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| Jan 16 | Attributions |
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| Jan 19 |
Impression Formation
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p. 76-83 |
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| Jan 21 |
Judgment Biases |
Ch.
14 (skim) |
Journal due
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| Jan 23 |
Judgment
Biases
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p. 324-326, 333-340 |
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| Jan 26 | Judgment Biases |
pp. 84-94 |
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| Jan 28 |
EXAM
1
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| Jan 30 | Attitudes and Behavior |
Ch. 4 |
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| Feb 2 |
Persuasion / Demonstrations |
Ch.
7 |
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| Feb 4 | Persuasion |
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| Feb 6 |
Conformity
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Ch. 5 |
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| Feb 9 |
Conformity
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Ch. 6 |
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| Feb 11 |
Group Influence /Demonstrations |
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| Feb 13 | Group Influence | Ch.
8 |
Journal
due
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| Feb 16 | Group Conflict |
Ch. 13 |
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| Feb 18 | Group Conflict | Assignment
9 |
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| Feb 20 |
EXAM
2
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| Feb 23 |
Prejudice / Demonstrations |
Ch.
9 |
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| Feb 25 |
Prejudice
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| Feb 27 | Attraction |
Stereotype threat effects on ... Ch.
11 |
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| Mar 2 | Attraction |
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Love: What is it... |
| Mar 4 | Helping / Demonstrations | Ch.
12 |
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| Mar 6 | Helping | Multilevel selection theory... | |
| Mar 9 | Aggression | ||
| Mar 11 | Aggression / Demonstrations | Ch.
10 |
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| Mar 13 | Aggression | ||
| Mar 16 | EXAM 3 |
10:00-12:00
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JOURNAL DUE
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