Spring 2019  |  PSY 5205 Section 001: Applied Social Psychology (66204)

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
 
01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N391
Enrollment Status:
Open (15 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Applications of social psychology research/theory to domains such as physical/mental health, education, the media, desegregation, the legal system, energy conservation, public policy. prereq: 3201 or grad student or instr consent
Class Description:
Psychology 5205 is designed for advanced undergaduates in psychology and for graduate students in psychology and related disciplines. The tradition of applied or action research in social psychology is almost as old as the discipline, itself. Kurt Lewin - viewed by many as the "father" of American social psychology - was the first to advocate the use of social-psychological research and theory to conceive of and ameliorate social problems. Although interest in this specialty area waned for a number of years, in the last three decades there has been a resurgence of interest in the potential contributions of scientific social psychology to the understanding of and solution to "real world" problems. This course will provide for an overview of domains in which social-psychological theory and research have been applied outside the laboratory. We will begin the semester with a brief overview of distictions between basic and applied social-psychological research, and of problems and issues unique to applied work. Finally, the duration of the semester will be devoted to readings of a select sample of settings in which applied researchers have made contributions. These include, but may not be limited to: psychological and physical health, conservation and other environmental concerns, education, consumer behavior, television and the mass media, prejudice and intergroup relations, law and the criminal justice system, and public policy.
Grading:
33% Midterm Exam
33% Final Exam
33% Reports/Papers
Exam Format:
Multiple-choice and short essay
Class Format:
65% Lecture
35% Discussion
Workload:
70 Pages Reading Per Week
20-30 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66204/1193
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
2 November 2011

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