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Apr 24, 2024
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PSY 261 - Introduction to Social Psychology (3 units)
Nature of the person and of interpersonal relationships, their formation and maintenance and their institutional, ideological and societal contexts; empirical examination of beliefs, attitudes, influence.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 .
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring and Summer
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. explain research methods used by social psychologists: such as laboratory experiments, field experiments, surveys, observational or archival research and others.
2. explain major theories of social behavior offered by social psychologists: such as dissonance theory; theories of bystander intervention; dual process theories of thinking and persuasion; attachment theory; and others.
3. explain specific research methods and some individual studies testing these theories.
4. explain how social psychological theories and research are used to study and understand important thinking and behavior in applied domains such as law, business, environment, health and others.
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