Spring 2018  |  PSY 5202 Section 001: Attitudes and Social Behavior (48908)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Mon, Wed, Fri 01:25PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N391
Enrollment Status:
Open (14 of 48 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Theory/research on social psychology of beliefs/attitudes. Persuasion principles. prereq: 3201 or instr consent
Class Description:
No sub-field of theory and research is more identified with the field of social psychology than the study of attitudes and persuasion processes. The relationship between attitudes and social behavior and the study of persuasion processes has a long and distinguished history. This body of knowledge has made substantial contributions to theory and research in other sub-fields within psychology and in the other social sciences, and these connections in turn have enriched the ways in which social psychologists have studied attitudes and persuasion. The study of attitudes and persuasion processes has become more interdisciplinary and multi-method, and as a result the way in which social psychologists now think about the relationship between attitudes and social behavior has become much more complex and nuanced. This course has been designed to review and examine critically both traditional and current theory and research on the psychology of attitudes and persuasion in social psychology and, where appropriate, allied fields within psychology and in other social sciences. The first part of the course will cover the historical background of the field, attitude theory, explicit and implicit measurement issues, the cognitive structure of attitudes, the complex relationship between attitudes, beliefs, values, and behavior, and aspects of the relationship between stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination. The second part of the course will focus on various social psychological theories of persuasion (e.g., message learning, consistency theories, functional approaches, cognitive frameworks, and especially dual process theories), with an emphasis on understanding the conditions under which people are susceptible and resistant to persuasion. Class time will involve lectures by the instructor and guest lectures, discussion of the text readings, and an occasional video or in-class demonstration.
Grading:
25% Midterm Exam
25% Final Exam
50% Reports/Papers Other Grading Information: Total number of points based on all exams and papers, graded on a curve. Extra credit opportunities offered in the form of critical essay papers.
Exam Format:
Multiple choice, short ID questions, essay on exam #2
Class Format:
75% Lecture
25% Discussion Discussion of films and guest lectures.
Workload:
50 Pages Reading Per Week
25-30 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/48908/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
30 September 2008

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