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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 | 6 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 or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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This course investigates 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 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course investigates 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 or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
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): PSYCH30 |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, students will 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 personal 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 decisions-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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1. Introduction to Social Psychology and Research Methods
2. The Person and the Situation
3. Social Cognition: Understanding Ourselves and Others
4. Presenting the Self
5. Attitudes and Persuasion
6. Social Influence: Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
7. Affiliation and Friendship
8. Love and Romantic Relationships
9. Prosocial Behavior
10. Aggression
11. Prejudice, Stereotyping and Discrimination
12. Groups and Group Behavior
13. Social Dilemmas; Cooperation vs. Conflict
14. Integrating Social Psychology
Assignments:
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1. Read approximately 25-35 pages per week, and be prepared to discuss
assigned material in the textbook supplement.
2. Take at least two midterm exams and one final on lectures, reading
concepts and terminology.
3. Write a term or course research paper approximately 3-5 pages in
length for the purpose of learning research skills, enhancing course
knowledge, and improving writing skills.
4. At the discretion of the instructor, students may write one or more
2-3 page papers in response to reading and lecture materials.
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
25 - 50% |
| Course Research Papers, Response Papers | |
| 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
50 - 75% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Essay exams, Fill-in, Short Answer | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Kenrick, Douglas T.; Neuberg, Steven L.; Cialdini, Robert B.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY, Allyn & Bacon, 2005.
Aronson, Elliot; Wilson, Timothy D.; Akert, Robin M.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, Prentice-Hall, 2005.
Myers, David
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, McGraw-Hill 2005.
Taylor, Shelley E.; Peplau, Anne L.; Sears, David O.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, Prentice Hall, 2003.
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