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1. PSYC 2120 3.0 Social Psychology, Section N Winter, January 4th April 20th, 2012Wednesdays, 2:30-5:30CLH-F
2. CLASS 1 INTRODUCTION & METHODOLOGY
1) Class Structure
2) What is social psychology?
3) What methods do social psychologists use?
4) Break
5) thepsychfiles.com
6) One of my favourite articles
7) Class 2
3. Class Structure
What am I going to learn?
How am I going to learn it?
How will I be tested on it?
4. Course Instructor
Dr. Kerry Kawakami
email: kawakami@yorku.ca
Office: 324 Behavioural Sciences Building (BS)
Best contacted via email.
Website: http://www.psych.yorku.ca/kawakami/Class1.html
5. Course Teaching Assistants
Curtis Phills
email: phills@yorku.ca
Office: 321 BS
Oth Tran
email: othoth@yorku.ca
Office: 321 BS
6. Course Teaching Assistants
Chelsea Ferriday
email: ferriday@yorku.ca
Office: 015 BS
Katherine Descours
email: kdescour@yorku.ca
Office: 527 Atkinson
7. General Description
The primary goal of this course is to provide students with an introduction to research and theorizing in social psychology. Topics covered in this course will include research methods, attitudes and social information processing, social influence, the self, group processes, prejudice, altruism, aggression, and interpersonal attraction.
8. Class Format
One three hour class will be held each week consisting of lectures, video clips, and class discussions.
9. Course Textbook Aronson, E., Wilson, T. D., Akert, R. M., & Fehr, B. (2010). Social Psychology (Fourth Canadian Edition). Pearson Education Canada.
This textbook is available from the York Bookstore.
ISBN: 978-0-13-603954-9
Price $124.95
Required reading: Chapters 1 12.
Not required: Social Psychology in Action 1, 2, and 3
10. Textbook Website www.mypsychlab.com
ebook
testbank
11. Course Administration
Enrolled?
Next week I will bring the class list. Please check the class list during the break and write down your name if you do not see it on the list.
Prerequisites
Psyc 1010 6.0, minimum grade of C
Last Drop Date: March 9, 2012
12. Grading Two in-class exams (worth 30% each) Wednesday, January 25th Wednesday, March 7th Multiple choice and short-answer questions Noncumulative - Material from lectures, videos, and text from each section One final exam (worth 40%) Final Exam Period, April 4th April 20th Multiple choice and short answer questions Cumulative - Material from lectures, videos, and text from whole course Missed Exams Grade