SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Course Code

PS 3517

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Prof N Macrae

Pre-requisites

PS 3011, PS 3012, PS 3013

Co-requisites

PS 3518 and PS 3516.

Notes

This course can only be taken by students pursuing an Honours, Behavioural Studies or Designated Degree Programme in Psychology.

Overview

Attribution Theory, Social Perception and Memory, Sterotyping and Prejudice, Mental Control and Self-Regulation; Attitude Formation and Attitude Change, Social Indentity Theory, Self-Categorisation Theory, Inter-group Relations, Aggression.

Structure

12 week course - 1 lecture per week and one workshop every four weeks.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 ninety-minute written examination (75%) and in-course assessment (25%).