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Social Psychology

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Course DatesWeeksMeeting TimesStatusInstructor(s)CRN
June 24, 2013 - August 09, 20137T,TH 9A-12:50POpenAnselma Hartley60039

Course Description

Examines the theories, findings, and methods of social psychology. Topics include: social cognition (person perception, attitudes), social influence (cultural sources of attitudes, conformity), and social relations (aggression, altruism, prejudice). Students become better informed consumers of empirical research and acquire a new framework for interpreting social behavior. Applications to historic and current events.