PSYCHOLOGY 231: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Fall,
2002
Instructor: Leslie D. Kirby TA: Cathryn Freid
215 Wilson Hall 429 Wilson Hall
322-5939
leslie.kirby@vanderbilt.edu cathryn.m.freid@vanderbilt.edu
Office Hours: W
9-10 am, 11 am noon M
11 am 1 pm
Textbook: Social Psychology (4th edition)
Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert
Prentice Hall
ISBN
0-13-028864-0
In addition to the main textbook,
you will be assigned various articles throughout the course, which will be
designed to supplement the lectures and the textbook; these articles will be placed on the course web page and/or
on reserve in the library.
Grading: There
will be 3 exams during the course.
Each of these exams will be worth 20% of your final grade. In addition, you will be required to
keep a journal throughout the semester, detailing reactions to lectures and
discussing specific assignments you receive in class. Details on the journal assignment will be provided
separately. The journal project will
be worth 40% of your final grade.
Attendance: You are not required to
attend this class, and I will not be taking roll. However, many of the things I cover in the
lectures will NOT be covered in your textbook. In addition, we will be doing a number of in-class
activities that you will NOT be able to make up if you miss class.
Date
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Topic
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Readings
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08/28 |
Course Overview What is Social Psychology? |
Ch. 1 |
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08/30 |
Social Influence & Construal |
supplemental article |
|
09/02 |
Methods Review |
Ch. 2 |
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09/04 |
Schemas & Priming |
Ch. 3, pp. 56-67 |
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09/06 |
Heuristics & Biases |
Ch. 3, pp. 67-81 |
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09/09 |
Controlled Thinking |
Ch. 3, pp. 82-93 |
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09/11 |
Nonverbal Behavior |
Ch. 4, pp. 94-106 |
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09/13 |
Attributions |
Ch. 4, pp. 107-113 |
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09/16 |
Attributional Errors |
Ch. 4, pp. 113-137 |
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09/18 |
Nature of the Self |
Ch. 5, pp. 138-146 |
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09/20 |
Knowing Ourselves |
Ch. 5, pp. 146-171 |
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09/23 |
Dissonance |
Ch. 6, pp. 172-197 |
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09/25 |
Exploring Self-Justification |
Ch. 6, pp. 198-213 |
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09/27 |
EXAM 1 |
|
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09/30 |
Attitudes &
Attitude Change |
Ch. 7, pp. 214-237 |
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10/02 |
Attitudes &
Behavior |
Ch. 7, pp. 237-240 |
|
10/04 |
Advertising |
Ch. 7, pp. 241-249 |
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10/07 |
Informational Social Influence |
Ch. 8, pp. 250-263 |
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10/09 |
Normative Social
Influence |
Ch. 8, pp. 263-281 |
|
10/11 |
Compliance &
Obedience |
Ch. 8, pp. 281-297 |
|
10/14 |
Individuals &
Groups |
Ch. 9, pp. 298-314 |
|
10/16 |
Group Decisions |
Ch. 9, pp. 314-325 |
|
10/18 |
Conflict &
Cooperation |
Ch. 9, pp. 325-335 |
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10/21 |
NO CLASS: October Break |
|
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10/23 |
EXAM 2 |
|
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10/25 |
Liking |
Ch. 10, pp. 336-355 |
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10/28 |
Love |
Ch. 10, pp. 355-379 |
|
10/30 |
Reflexes, Drives &
Emotions |
supplemental article |
|
11/01 |
Function of Emotions |
supplemental article |
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11/04 |
Antecedents to Emotions |
supplemental article |
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11/06 |
Emotional Processes |
supplemental article |
|
11/08 |
Emotional Expression |
supplemental articles |
|
11/11 |
Emotional Intelligence |
supplemental articles |
|
11/13 |
Stress & Coping |
supplemental articles |
|
11/15 |
Health |
SIA 1 |
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11/18 |
Environment |
SIA 2 |
|
11/20 |
Prosocial Behavior |
Ch. 11 |
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11/22 |
Aggression |
Ch. 12 |
|
11/25, 11/27, 11/29 |
Thanksgiving Break (No Classes) |
|
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12/02 |
Prejudice, Stereotypes & Discrimination |
Ch. 13, pp. 454-494 |
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12/04 |
Reducing Prejudice |
Ch. 13, pp. 494-503 |
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12/06 |
Law |
SIA 3 |
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12/09 |
Wrap-Up: Why All of This Matters to You (Or
Should) |
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12/11 |
LAST DAY OF CLASS: Review |
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12/17, Noon |
FINAL EXAM (Alternate) |
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12/21, 9:00 am |
FINAL EXAM (Primary) |
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