| Review exercises are
available at the textbook's web site: http://www.wwnorton.com/socialPsych |
The Situationist Blog interesting articles about the role of social psychology in "real life" |
| EXAM Information | Understanding Prejudice.org |
| Links to Helpful Studying & Writing Resources | Group Dynamics Resource Page |
| Avoiding inappropriate paraphrasing (REQUIRED READING) | Society for Personality and Social Psychology |
| Trexler Electronic Reserves | Social Psychology.org |
Assignments and supplementary readings are due on the date listed. For textbook chapters, you should familiarize yourself (i.e., skim) the entire
chapter in preparation for the class unit, and carefully read the
chapter during the unit. It is important to keep up with readings, so
plan to have each chapter finished before we move on to the next
chapter. Check
often (weekly) for schedule revisions/updates/additions. Supplementary
class readings are available via electronic reserve at the library. The password you need is posted in Blackboard. The
file for each reading is a "PDF" file. If you would
like to download Acrobat, visit
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html.
Acrobat is a free download (though large) and should be on all campus
computers.
Please bring a copy of supplementary readings to class with you on the day we discuss them.
| Date | Topic | Readings | Assignments |
| OVERVIEW & METHODS | |||
| T 1/19 | Intro | ||
| R 1/21 | Methodology Exercise |
Chapter 1 | Blog Report Topics: please turn in a piece of paper with 3 choices (in order of preference). You will be assigned to two topics. |
| THE INDIVIDUAL IN SOCIAL CONTEXTS | |||
| T 1/26 | The Self |
Chapter 5 |
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| R 1/28 | " |
Culture & Self Blog Reports Rachel K., Jackie, Pete, Amber, Leah |
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| T 2/2 | Self-Esteem |
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| R 2/4 | " |
Leary (1999); and Solomon, Greenberg & Pyszczynski (2000) Reading Guide Questions: |
Self-Esteem Blog Reports Kate, Alex, Rachel M., Nick, Elana G. |
| T 2/9 | Attitudes & Persuasion |
Chapter 8 | |
| R 2/11 | (snow day) | ||
| T 2/16 | Cognitive Dissonance |
Cognitive Dissonance Blog Reports Jay, Evelina E., Elana S., Melissa G., Scott G. |
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Center for Ethics: Contesting Private/Public Boundaries in China’s New Housing Regime |
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| R 2/18 | "
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| T 2/23 | EXAM 1 |
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| R 2/25 | (canceled) |
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| T 3/2 | Conformity & Obedience |
Chapter 6 | Conformity Blog Reports Hannah, Elana G., Rachel K., Brandi, Rachel M. |
| R 3/4 | " |
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SPRING BREAK |
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| T 3/16 | " |
Sabini & Silver (1982); and Hersh (2004; New Yorker article on Abu Ghraib) | Obedience Blog Reports Alison, Chelsea, Lorrae, Jackie, Brittany |
| T 3/16 | Extra Credit Opp: Tues. March 16, 7pm, Miller Forum Center for Ethics: The Power of Space and Place: New Technologies and the Public Sphere |
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| R 3/18 | Attribution Theory |
Chapters 9 & 10 (You will be responsible for the material in Chapter 10, though we will not cover it in class) |
Conformity and Obedience Response Paper Due |
| T 3/23 | Fundamental Attribution Error |
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Cognitive Biases & Heuristics Blog Reports Jamie, Evelina, Victoria, Kristen, Pete |
| R 3/25 | Self-fulfilling Prophecy | Snyder, Tanke & Berscheid (1977) | FAE or SFP Blog Reports (choose one or the other) Jay, Rachel G., Becca, Annelise, Nicole, Amber |
T 3/30 |
EXAM 2 |
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| R 4/1 | Aggression |
Chapter 13 - Aggression & Altruism | |
| T 4/6 | " |
Aggression Blog Reports Scott, Kristen, Elizabeth, Lorrae, Chelsea |
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| R 4/8 | Helping Behavior |
Watch these videos, thinking about the situational determinants of helping (about 20 minutes total): 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49YQhTLoGuA&feature=related |
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| T 4/13 | " |
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Altruism Blog Reports Victoria, Melissa, Brandi, Alison, Hannah |
| INTER-GROUP PROCESSES | |||
| T 4/15 | Social Power |
Chapter 11 Stereotyping & Prejudice; Get started on the chapter and watch these 2 videos (about 20 minutes total): 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFO1b9I-u5Q |
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| T 4/20 | Implicit Prejudice |
After you've taken the assigned Implicit Association Tests, watch these videos, in this order (about 10 minutes total): 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmF8iIeOVEo&NR=1 |
Take the "Gender-Science" and the "Race" Implicit Associations Tests (you'll need about 20 minutes) at: |
| R 4/22 | Jigsaw 1 & 2 |
Note: Eventually you will have to read all of these articles. For now, however, you should read and be prepared to answer questions about the article that has been assigned to you. (TBA)
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Stereotyping & Prejudice Blog Reports |
| T 4/27 | Jigsaw 2, cont. & Stigma |
Skim all of the articles listed above. |
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| R 4/29 | Stigma, cont.; Social Dilemmas; Conflict Resolution |
Chapter 14 | |
| T 5/4 | " |
Morality/Justice/Cooperation Blog Reports; Elana S., Annelise, Nick, Rachel G., Becca Stereotyping & Prejudice Response Paper Due |
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| R 5/6 | EXAM 3 |
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