Seminar in Social Psychology

Catalog description

This course focuses on an in-depth consideration of major theories and empirical findings of social behavior, with an emphasis on how social psychological theories and research may relate to phenomena outside the laboratory, such as physical and mental health outcomes, conflict resolution, vaccine-hesitancy, and attitudes toward climate change. This course covers topics such as aggression, social perception, attitudes (including health attitudes and beliefs), prejudice, stigma, social influence and conformity, group dynamics, and interpersonal attraction and intimate relations.