Course Schedule

PSY 240: Social Psychology

DATES	TOPICS	READINGS	ASSIGNMENTS

Jan 5	Introduction/Methods	Ch. 1
Jan 7	Social Motives	pp. 34-44, 351, 581-591
Jan 9	Social Motives	pp. 137-141, 218-220 The origins of cognitive... Assignment 1 possible flaw? research article Monty Hall game another Monty Hall video

Jan 12	Social Motives	Illusion and well-being... Questions 51-73, 94-97
Jan 14	Attributions	Dread risk, September 11... Assignment 2 pp. 99-109
Jan 16	Attributions	Evaluating videotaped confessions Assignment 3

Jan 19	Impression Formation	p. 76-83 First impressions... Assignment 4
Jan 21	Judgment Biases	Ch. 14 (skim)	Journal due
Jan 23	Judgment Biases	p. 324-326, 333-340 Humor and Stereotypes Weapon Bias... Assignment 5	Research Summary Paper due

Jan 26	Judgment Biases	pp. 84-94 Automaticity of being Deliberation-without-attention effect Smells like clean spirit... Assignment 6
Jan 28	EXAM 1
Jan 30	Attitudes and Behavior	Ch. 4

Feb 2	Persuasion / Demonstrations	Ch. 7
Feb 4	Persuasion	Assignment 7
Feb 6	Conformity	Ch. 5

Feb 9	Conformity	Ch. 6 The constructive, destructive, and reconstructive power... Assignment 8
Feb 11	Group Influence /Demonstrations
Feb 13	Group Influence	Ch. 8	Journal due

Feb 16	Group Conflict	Ch. 13
Feb 18	Group Conflict	Assignment 9
Feb 20	EXAM 2

Feb 23	Prejudice / Demonstrations	Ch. 9
Feb 25	Prejudice
Feb 27	Attraction	Stereotype threat effects on ... Assignment 10 Ch. 11

Mar 2	Attraction	Selective versus unselective... Assignment 11	Love: What is it...
Mar 4	Helping / Demonstrations	Ch. 12
Mar 6	Helping		Multilevel selection theory...

Mar 9	Aggression
Mar 11	Aggression / Demonstrations	Ch. 10
Mar 13	Aggression	Assignment 12 Influences of serotonin...

Mar 16	EXAM 3	10:00-12:00	JOURNAL DUE