Study guide
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
PY 372 001
Fall 2013
Instructor: Will Hart, Ph.D.
Office Hours: By appointment
Office: Gordon Palmer 360B
Email: wphart@ua.edu
Classroom: Lloyd Hall 38
Class Meeting Time: T TR 3:30-4:45pm
Teaching assistant: John Adams
Office Hours: F 1–3
Office: Gordon Palmer 164B
Email: jmadams6@ua.edu
Teaching assistant: Al Johnson
Office Hours: By appointment
Office: Gordon Palmer 238A
Email: akjohnson6@crimson.ua.edu
Teaching assistant: Allison Thomas
Office Hours: M 1-2
Office: Gordon Palmer 184
Email: althomas2@crimson.ua.edu
Required Text: Myers, D. G. (2010). Social Psychology (11th Edition). NY: McGraw-Hill
Any edition is better than no edition. Buy the book!
COURSE WEBSITE:
https://ualearn.blackboard.com/
You should check this site frequently as announcements, study guides, possible updates to the syllabus, lecture PowerPoint slides, and other important information will be posted periodically.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Social psychology is the scientific study of how the real or imagined presence of other people affects our behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. This broad definition will lead us into topics such as the self, social cognition, conformity, attitudes & persuasion, stereotyping, attraction, aggression, and prosocial behavior. The theories and ideas we will discuss in this class apply to almost every aspect of our day-to-day lives.
This class is designed to be an overview of both basic and applied research in social psychology. We will discuss topics with a focus on specific findings from the scientific literature, but test questions will be integrative and will require you to know how to use the theories to describe situations. Thus, doing well in this class will require an ability to apply what you learn to novel situations.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion of the course, students should posses an understanding of:
1. The key
PY 372 001
Fall 2013
Instructor: Will Hart, Ph.D.
Office Hours: By appointment
Office: Gordon Palmer 360B
Email: wphart@ua.edu
Classroom: Lloyd Hall 38
Class Meeting Time: T TR 3:30-4:45pm
Teaching assistant: John Adams
Office Hours: F 1–3
Office: Gordon Palmer 164B
Email: jmadams6@ua.edu
Teaching assistant: Al Johnson
Office Hours: By appointment
Office: Gordon Palmer 238A
Email: akjohnson6@crimson.ua.edu
Teaching assistant: Allison Thomas
Office Hours: M 1-2
Office: Gordon Palmer 184
Email: althomas2@crimson.ua.edu
Required Text: Myers, D. G. (2010). Social Psychology (11th Edition). NY: McGraw-Hill
Any edition is better than no edition. Buy the book!
COURSE WEBSITE:
https://ualearn.blackboard.com/
You should check this site frequently as announcements, study guides, possible updates to the syllabus, lecture PowerPoint slides, and other important information will be posted periodically.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Social psychology is the scientific study of how the real or imagined presence of other people affects our behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. This broad definition will lead us into topics such as the self, social cognition, conformity, attitudes & persuasion, stereotyping, attraction, aggression, and prosocial behavior. The theories and ideas we will discuss in this class apply to almost every aspect of our day-to-day lives.
This class is designed to be an overview of both basic and applied research in social psychology. We will discuss topics with a focus on specific findings from the scientific literature, but test questions will be integrative and will require you to know how to use the theories to describe situations. Thus, doing well in this class will require an ability to apply what you learn to novel situations.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion of the course, students should posses an understanding of:
1. The key