Information for Psy 216 studentsCourse description Social psychology is the study of how our behavior is affected by the real or imagined presence of others. I think that it's the most important field in psychology, because it is about our everyday interactions with the people around us. We will study topics including attitudes and persuasion, the self, obedience and conformity, stereotypes and prejudice, group processes, romantic relationships, and applications for mental health and the legal system. During the semester we will relate these topics to current events, including elections and the wars in the middle-East.
The book is "Social Psychology" (2010) 10th ed. by David Myers. The cover is pictured below. Be sure to buy the correct version of the textbook. The ISBN number is 978-0-07-337066-8.
Study help The book's web site has practice tests and other activities. Use the review questions that I have written to help you study. Pearls Before Breakfast Read the article (and see video) in the Washington Post about people's reactions (or non-reactions) to hearing Joshua Bell playing his violin outside a Metro station. Prisoner's Dilemma Play the prisoner's
dilemma game here.
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