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Social Psychology 3221
Spring, 2010
John G. Cope, Ph.D.
Office:
110 Rawl Building (328-6497)
e-mail
[email protected]
Office Hours: Spring, 2010, 08:00 to 09:30 am, Monday-Wednesday-Friday and by
appointment.
Text:
Ed.).
Aronson, E., Wilson, T., & Akert, R. (2010). Social Psychology, (7th.
New York: Pearson.
Home Page:
http://core.ecu.edu/psyc/copej/cope.html
Syllabus:
http://core.ecu.edu/psyc/copej/courses/3221 Social Psychology.doc
Supplemental Reading:
http://www.socialpsychology.org/history.htm#socialfigures
Course Objectives:
Content: Students will learn the subject matter of Social psychology, one of the core
disciplines in psychology. The course will concentrate on the understanding of human
social relations, focusing on the two-way interaction between individuals and society.
Emphasis will be placed on basic psychological factors such as human attraction, and
social perception as well as aggression, altruism, conformity, and attitude change. The
class will also cover attribution theory, group structure, issues related to community
problems and human sexuality.
Methods: Social psychology is a basic research science, and it is difficult to talk about
the discipline without also discussing the empirical roots. Hence the course will focus on
research-based (empirical) methods and information typically presented in refereed
publications and books. You will gain theoretical information about the subject matter
through an understanding of the research methods used in studying the various topics.
Broader Impact: Social psychology deals with real-life topics and has broad implications
for student’s lives in the real world. Much of the subject matter comes from everyday
questions such as how people function in group settings; interact with situational
variables such as peer pressure, stress, and frustration; and solve problems through the
use of schemas, heuristics and etc.
Course Requirements: The course will be structured around an hour and 15 minutes of
class on Tuesdays and Thursdays and assigned readings from the text and the internet.
Grades will be determined on the basis of three exams (each counting for 33% of the total
requirements). In addition there will be several opportunities to earn extra credit through
attendance. There will be no comprehensive final; yet, the third exam will be given
during the regularly scheduled exam period. The final will occur from 11:00 to 1:00pm,
on Tuesday, May 04, 2010. The other two tests will be announced no latter than one
week prior to the proposed exam date. Classes are on T., Th. from 11:00 to 12:15 in
Rawl 103.
Attendance is expected (in that it will be difficult to pass this class without regular
attendance) but not required.
Syllabus
Topic List
Chapter
Introduction
1
Methods
2
Social Cognition
03
Social Perception
04
Test #
1
Attitudes
07
Prejudice, and Discrimination
13
Affiliation and Attraction
10
Conformity and Compliance
08
Test #
2
Pro-social Behavior
11
Aggression
12
Group Dynamics
09
Test # 3 (Tuesday, May 4th, 2010; 11:00 to
1:00pm)
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