Course Description

PS270 Social Psychology 0.5

Introduction to the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. Topics include: social cognition, the self and identity; attitudes and attitude change; persuasion; conformity; group processes; cultural influences; prejudice and discrimination; helping; aggression; interpersonal attraction; intimate relationships; and applied issues (e.g., health, environmental, political, and legal applications).

Prerequisite: PS100*.

Exclusion: PS205, PS215.

Official electronic version updated on November 10, 2000

M. Watson, Editor