2606 Outlines&Schedule

Schedule and Outlines

Social Psychology
Spring 2003

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Date

Chapter

Topic

Assignment

1/14

1

General Class Info & Introduction to Social Psychology

1/16

2

Research Methods 1

1/21

2

Research Methods 2

1/24

5

The Self 1

1/28

5

The Self 2

1/30

6

Self Justification

2/4
**********EXAM 1**********
Lectures 1/14-1/30 & Chapters 1,2,5&6

Clink here to get a copy of the study guide

2/6

No class

2/11

3

Social Cognition 1

2/13

3

Social Cognition 2

Learn more about the representative heuristic in this detailed tutorial

Info and links on counterfactual thinking

2/18

4

Social Perception 1

2/20

4

Social Perception 2

2/25

10

Attraction 1

2/27

10

Attraction 2

See a demonstration on how composites of faces are perceived as more attractive than the individual faces

3/4

**********EXAM 2**********
Lectures 2/6-2/27 & Chapters 3,4,&10

Click here to get a copy of the study guide

3/6

8

Conformity 1

3/11

8

Conformity 2

NOTE THAT THE DUE DATE FOR APP PAPER 1 HAS BEEN MOVED TO TODAY (USED TO BE 3/6)

3/13

8

Conformity 3

Learn more about Milgram and his experiments

Learn more about compliance. Take the influence quotient questionnaire. Many of the questions directly test material we covered in class. You should be able to answer these correctly.

3/18

7

Attitudes 1

3/20

7

Attitudes 2

4/1

11

Prosocial Behavior 1

4/3

11

Prosocial Behavior 2

Read more about Kitty Genovese's murder, which started much researchon bystander intervention

4/8

**********EXAM 3**********
Lectures 3/6-4/3 & Chapters 7,8,11

Click here to get a copy of the study guide

4/10

12

Aggression

Do violent video games make people more violent?

4/15

13

Prejudice/Stereotyping 1

NOTE THAT THE DUE DATE FOR APP PAPER 2 HAS BEEN MOVED TO TODAY (USED TO BE 4/10)

4/19

13

Prejudice/Stereotyping 2

4/22

13

Prejudice/Stereotyping 3

Stereotype Threat article in the Atlantic Monthly, by Claude Steele

Learn more about the jigsaw classroom approach

Complete an IAT. Visit both the Harvard web page and the Tolerance.org page for different kinds of IATS that measure different kinds of biases.

4/24

SPA3

Social Psychology and the Law

How good of an eyewitness would you make?

Visit the homepage of Gary Wells for lots of articles and links on eyewitness accuracy

4/29

SPA1

Stress and Health 1

5/1

SPA1

Stress and Health 2, Wrap up

App paper 3 due

5/3

"**********FINAL, 4:30 - 7:00 pm***********
Lectures 4/10-5/1 & Chapters 12, 13, SPA1, SPA3

click here to get a copy of the study guide

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Date	Chapter	Topic	Assignment
1/14	1	General Class Info & Introduction to Social Psychology
1/16	2	Research Methods 1
1/21	2	Research Methods 2
1/24	5	The Self 1
1/28	5	The Self 2
1/30	6	Self Justification
2/4	********EXAM 1******** Lectures 1/14-1/30 & Chapters 1,2,5&6 Clink here to get a copy of the study guide
2/6		No class
2/11	3	Social Cognition 1
2/13	3	Social Cognition 2
		Learn more about the representative heuristic in this detailed tutorial Info and links on counterfactual thinking
2/18	4	Social Perception 1
2/20	4	Social Perception 2
2/25	10	Attraction 1
2/27	10	Attraction 2
		See a demonstration on how composites of faces are perceived as more attractive than the individual faces
3/4		********EXAM 2******** Lectures 2/6-2/27 & Chapters 3,4,&10 Click here to get a copy of the study guide
3/6	8	Conformity 1
3/11	8	Conformity 2	NOTE THAT THE DUE DATE FOR APP PAPER 1 HAS BEEN MOVED TO TODAY (USED TO BE 3/6)
3/13	8	Conformity 3
		Learn more about Milgram and his experiments Learn more about compliance. Take the influence quotient questionnaire. Many of the questions directly test material we covered in class. You should be able to answer these correctly.
3/18	7	Attitudes 1
3/20	7	Attitudes 2
4/1	11	Prosocial Behavior 1
4/3	11	Prosocial Behavior 2
		Read more about Kitty Genovese's murder, which started much researchon bystander intervention
4/8		********EXAM 3******** Lectures 3/6-4/3 & Chapters 7,8,11 Click here to get a copy of the study guide
4/10	12	Aggression
		Do violent video games make people more violent?
4/15	13	Prejudice/Stereotyping 1	NOTE THAT THE DUE DATE FOR APP PAPER 2 HAS BEEN MOVED TO TODAY (USED TO BE 4/10)
4/19	13	Prejudice/Stereotyping 2
4/22	13	Prejudice/Stereotyping 3
		Stereotype Threat article in the Atlantic Monthly, by Claude Steele Learn more about the jigsaw classroom approach Complete an IAT. Visit both the Harvard web page and the Tolerance.org page for different kinds of IATS that measure different kinds of biases.
4/24	SPA3	Social Psychology and the Law
		How good of an eyewitness would you make? Visit the homepage of Gary Wells for lots of articles and links on eyewitness accuracy
4/29	SPA1	Stress and Health 1
5/1	SPA1	Stress and Health 2, Wrap up	App paper 3 due

5/3		"********FINAL, 4:30 - 7:00 pm********* Lectures 4/10-5/1 & Chapters 12, 13, SPA1, SPA3 click here to get a copy of the study guide