Advanced Social Psychology (PY 672)
Spring 2006 Class Schedule
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PY 672.
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Date
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Topic
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Readings | Assignment Due |
Outline Available
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| Jan 12 | Introduction | |||
| Jan 17 | Research methods | Nicks
et al. |
Reaction # 1 | Yes |
| Jan 19 | The self: Overview | Baumeister
Bertman Twenge at al. Levy et al. |
Reaction # 2 | Yes |
| Jan 24 | The self: Merchants of cool | Internet
site: Merchants of cool
(Read "Themes" page) |
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| Jan 26 | The self: Image and control | Lavine
et al. Ginis et al. Muraven & Baumeister |
Reaction # 3 | Yes |
| Jan 31 | Social cognition | Brehm et al. (pp. 101-127 only) | Yes | |
| Feb 1 | Submit 1 question for class discussion (Chua et al. or Anderson) | Submit
1 question (1:00 pm) |
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| Feb 2 | Social cognition: Errors & biases | Chua
et al. Anderson |
Reaction # 4 | Yes |
| Feb 6 | Submit 1 question for class discussion (Frankel & P-D, Berglas, or Murray) | Submit
1 question (1:00 pm) |
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| Feb 7 | Social cognition: Errors & biases | Frankel
& Prentice-Dunn Berglas Murray |
Yes | |
| Feb 9 | Attitudes: ELM | Petty
& Cacioppo |
Yes | |
| Feb 14 | Attitudes: PMT | Floyd
et al. Internet site: Healthy People 2010 |
Reaction # 5 | Yes |
| Feb 16 | Attitudes: PMT | McClendon
& Prentice-Dunn Dinoff & Kowalski |
Yes | |
| Feb 21 | Attitudes: Social factors | Perloff Han & Shavitt |
Reaction # 6 | |
| Feb 23 | Prejudice: Foundations | Devine
(pp. 467-499 only) Glick & Fiske Kunda & Spencer Internet site: Southern Poverty Law Center Internet site: Sexual prejudice |
Reaction # 7 | Yes |
| Feb 27 | Submit
1 question for class
discussion (Steele, 1992 or Steele, 1997) |
Submit
1 question (1:00 pm) |
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| Feb 28 | Prejudice: Effects | Steele
(1992) Steele (1997) |
Yes | |
| Mar 2 | Prejudice: Reduction | Devine
et al. Fazio & Hilden Pettigrew & Tropp Internet site: Jigsaw classroom |
Reaction # 8 | Yes |
| Mar 7 | Social influence: Tactics | Cialdini
|
Reaction # 9 | Yes |
| Mar 9 | Social influence: Tactics |
Brookhart Internet site: Working psychology (Browse site) |
See Mar 7 | |
| Mar 14 | Social influence: Conformity & compliance | Elms Internet site: Stanley Milgram |
Reaction # 10 | Yes |
| Mar 15 | Submit 1 question for class discussion from readings for Mar 16 | Submit
1 question (1:00 pm) |
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| Mar 16 | Attraction & relationships | Yes | ||
| Mar 28 | Attraction & relationships | See Mar 16 | ||
| Mar 30 | Prosocial behavior | Shroeder
et al. Internet site: Carnegie Hero Commission (Browse site) |
Reaction
#
11 Extended paper due |
Yes |
| Apr 4 | Prosocial behavior | Latane
& Darley Simon et al. Oliner & Oliner |
Reaction
#
12 |
Yes Yes |
| Apr 6 | Aggression: Perspectives |
Berkowitz
Sapolsky |
Reaction # 13 |
Yes |
| Apr 11 | Aggression: Perspectives | Huesmann
(pp. 84-102 only) Flannery et al. |
Yes | |
| Apr 13 | Aggression: Media effects | Bushman
& Anderson (2001) |
Reaction # 14 | Yes |
| Apr 18 | Aggression: Media effects | Robinson
et al. Anderson et al. |
See Apr 13 | |
| Apr 20 | Aggression: Prevention |
Fawcett et al. Bushman Internet site: Violence prevention topics |
Reaction # 15 | Yes |
| Apr 25 | Groups: Cults |
Miller Internet site: Heaven's Gate Block Dittman Marcum |
Reaction # 16 | Yes |
| Apr 27 | Groups: Decisions | Brehm
et al. Ferraris & Carveth Lawler Internet site: Group dynamics (Browse site) |
Course themes paper due | Yes |
| May 2 | Groups: Power of the situation | Spivey
& Prentice-Dunn Internet site: Stanford prison experiment |
Reaction # 17 | Yes |
| May 4 | No class | Course Evaluation | ||
| May 5 | Basowitz Lecture: Dean Keith Simonton of UC-Davis |