SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

PSYCH 456

Introduce classic and contemporary theories and research in the field, with an emphasis on experimental methodology. Examine the psychological study of the individual in the social world, including social interaction, motivation, attitudes, conformity, communication, leadership, personal relationships, and behavior in small groups.

PSYCH 728

A broad survey of theories and research from the field of social psychology. Areas may include: attitudes and attitude change, conformity and compliance, altruism, attribution theory.

C&ESOC/SOC 730

Major social psychological theories and research that focus on the individual in social context. Topics include: perspectives on socialization, the self, social perception and attribution, attitudes, language and nonverbal communication, and attraction and relationships.

PSYCH 930

COUNPSY/PSYCH/RP&SE 729

Intensive examination of theoretical conceptions in contemporary social psychology, including learning-theoretic, reinforcement, incentive, cognitive, and psychodynamic approaches, and research in selected topic areas reflecting these approaches, such as aggression, attitude formation and change, conformity, limitation and modeling, interpersonal attraction, perception of others, prosocial behavior, and social influence.