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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
PSYCH 30 | Title:
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY |
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| Full Title:
Social Psychology |
| Last Reviewed:12/9/2019 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 4 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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This course examines the mental processes, situational factors, individual differences, and group phenomena that influence the way people interact with other people, with emphasis on interpersonal attraction, attitudes and attitudinal change, prejudice and discrimination, and aggression.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course examines the mental processes, situational factors, individual differences, and group phenomena that influence the way people interact with other people, with emphasis on interpersonal attraction, attitudes and attitudinal change, prejudice and discrimination, and aggression.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | D
| Social and Behavioral Sciences
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 2010 | |
| | D9 | Psychology | | |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 1991 | Fall 2010 |
| | D1 | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
| | D4 | Gender Studies | | |
| | D9 | Psychology | | |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 1981 | Fall 1991 |
| | D1 | Anthropology and Archeology | | |
| | D4 | Gender Studies | | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 4 | Social and Behavioral Science | Fall 1981 | |
| | 4I | Psychology | | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
| CID Descriptor: PSY 170 | Introduction to Social Psychology | SRJC Equivalent Course(s): PSYC30 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Describe and analyze the theories and areas in Social Psychology
2. Evaluate the assets, limitations, and ethics of the various research designs and explain how research findings can be generalized across time and cultures.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Discuss the major psychological research theories in the field of social psychology.
2. With examples, describe and apply various types of research methods used for studying
social behavior.
3. Explain how individual personality characteristics (e.g., motivation, feelings, attitudes
and cognitive processing) and environment (e.g., norms and cultural rules) interact to
influence the individual's goals, beliefs and decision-making processes.
4. Compare and contrast the four core processes of social cognition (attention, interpretation,
judgment and memory).
5. Define self-presentation and analyze how self-presentation is important to appearing likable,
appearing competent, and conveying status and power.
6. Distinguish the difference between persuasion and cognitive dissonance, and appraise how
these concepts create attitude changes.
7. Differentiate among various types of social influences (e.g. conformity, compliance
and obedience).
8. Discuss reasons for obtaining mates and reasons for ending relationships.
9. Compare and contrast the genetic, neural and chemical, and social situational influences
of aggression and aggressive behaviors.
10. Provide definitions, causes, and ways of reducing stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination.
11. Evaluate how theories of cooperation/conflict, competition/altruism, and
conservation/short-sighted selfishness positively and negatively affect the immediate
and global environment in which people live.
Topics and Scope
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I. Introduction to Social Psychology
II. Methodology: Research Methods
III. Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World
IV. Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People
V. The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context
VI. Social Influence
A. Conformity
B. Compliance
C. Obedience
VII. Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings
VIII. Interpersonal Attraction: First Impressions to Close Relationships
IX. Prosocial Behavior: Understanding Why People Help Other People
X. Aggression: Understanding Why People Hurt Other People and Prevention
XI. Prejudices, Stereotyping and Discrimination
A. Causes
B. Cures
XII. Group Processes: Influences in Social Groups
XIII. Social Dilemmas
A. Conflict
B. Cooperation
C. Resolution
XIV. Integrating Social Psychology: Attaining a Sustainable Future
Assignments:
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1. Read approximately 35 pages per week
2. Writing assignment that may include research, experiential, response, or project for
a minimum of 1,250 words
3. Quizzes, exams, and a final
4. Oral presentation and/or group project may be assigned
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
30 - 60% |
| Research, experiential, response, or project paper | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
40 - 60% |
| Quizzes, Exams, and a Final | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 10% |
| Oral presentation and/or group project | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Social Psychology and Human Nature. 4th ed. Baumeister, Roy. and Bushman, Brad. Cengage. 2017
Social Psychology. Heinzen, Thomas and Goodfriend, Wind. Sage. 2019
Social Psychology. 13th ed. Myers, David and Twenge, Jean. McGraw-Hill. 2019
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