PSY 206 - Social Psychology

(3 credits)

45 lecture hours
Prerequisites: PSY 101 or permission of the instructor
The methods and findings of social psychology from the classic studies to cutting-edge research are examined. Focus is on how people interact in social situations; how they influence each other’s judgments, task performance, and attitudes. Some topics considered are prejudice and intergroup conflict, the self, attributional biases and errors, social motives (such as sex, altruism, or aggression), attraction and relationships, and cognitive dissonance.