Political Psychology

Catalog description

This course explores the subfield of political psychology. Social psychologists use various methods to study these phenomena and analyze competing perspectives of political behavior. You will learn about those methods in this course, along with psychological theories and explanations of political behavior, ranging from individual party affiliation to values formation to terrorism and other extremist activities. Perhaps most importantly, you will learn to identify and critically examine the foundations of your own political beliefs and behavior. Prerequisite: ENGL 17000 ; HIST 15500 , PS 15500 , or PS 15600 .