Course overview
What cognitive processes are involved in prejudice and discrimination? What are the factors that influence a person's likelihood to identify with a particular group? How do we talk about racism? These are some of the questions that social psychologists are interested in exploring. In this course you will learn about topics central to contemporary research in social psychology, examining the principles and processes that enable us to understand human social behaviour. You will learn about social cognition approaches, processes of social influence, behaviour in groups, and theories of social thinking and ideology. Through critical examination of these topics, you will be introduced to four different levels of analysis in social psychology, which will provide you with a broad understanding of the range of epistemological traditions that underpin social psychological research.
- Introduction to social psychology
- Social cognition
- Social influence
- Behaviour in groups
- Social representations theory
- Discursive psychology
Course learning outcomes
- Explain a variety of theories, approaches, and frameworks in social psychology.
- Critically reflect on developing knowledge of social psychology theories and frameworks.
- Critically evaluate knowledge claims in contemporary social psychology topics.
- Apply social psychology to address real-world problems.
- Communicate theories and applications of social psychology in written format.
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Class details
Online
Class number 36016
Section 01OL
Size 300
Available 277
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