2019-2020 Catalog 
    
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2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSYC 2319 - Social Psychology


Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours - Lecture: 3
Study of individual behavior within the social environment. Topics may include sociopsychological processes, attitude formation and change, interpersonal relations, group processes, self, social cognition, and research methods. (PSYC 2319 is included in the Psychology Field of Study.) CIP Code: (4227075125)
Prerequisite: PSYC 2301 
Student Learning Outcomes
  1. Define social psychology and related terminology. 
  2. Discuss the relationship between the person and the situation and its influence on attitudes, prejudice, aggression, prosocial behavior, and interpersonal relationships.
  3. Describe the dynamics of group behavior in areas of social influence, such as altruism, conformity, obedience, deindividuation, leadership, intergroup relations, and conflict and cooperation.
  4. Identify and evaluate the current and historical research, and research methods of social psychology, including ethical considerations.
  5. Apply social psychological principles to real-world issues.