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Revision 5 closed July 12, 2006, replaced by current version.
Delivery mode: Individualized study or grouped study. Online enhanced.
Credits: 3 - Social Science
Prerequisite: A 200-level psychology course is recommended.
Téluq equivalency: PSY 3001
Centre: Centre for Psychology
PSYC 379 has a Challenge for Credit option.
The course has a Web site that includes optional online materials, including online quizzes.
PSYC 379 is designed to provide students with a foundation in the knowledge of social psychology. The course is based on a scientific approach to social psychology. While it provides a survey of the whole field, it also highlights the centres of current action such as social cognition, and the application of social psychology to such fields as law and health.
Chapter 1: Introducing Social Psychology, and Research and Research Methods
Chapter 2: Social Perception and Cognition
Chapter 3: The Social Self
Chapter 4: Values and Attitudes
Chapter 5: Changing Attitudes
Chapter 6: Changing Behaviour
Chapter 7: Language and Communication
Chapter 8: Interpersonal Attraction and Relationships
Chapter 9: Prosocial Behaviour
Chapter 10: Cooperation and Conflict
Chapter 11: Aggression and Violence
Chapter 12: Social Categorization, Groups, and Leadership
Chapter 13: Prejudice, Discrimination, and Sexism
Chapter 15: Social Psychology of Justice and the Law
Chapter 16: Health and Illness
To receive credit for PSYC 379, you must complete course quizzes, a project, and an examination. You must achieve a composite course grade of at least “D” (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on the final examination. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
4 Quizzes (5% each) | Course Project | Final Exam | Total |
---|---|---|---|
20% | 40% | 40% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Alcock, J. E., Carment, D. W., & Sadava, S. W. (2001). A textbook of Social Psychology (5th ed.). Toronto: Pearson Education Canada Inc., Prentice Hall.
Collins, J. E., & Green, J. M. (2001). Study Guide to
accompany a textbook of social psychology, 5th ed.
Scarborough, ON: Prentice Hall, Allyn and Bacon Canada.
The course materials include an assignment booklet and a student manual.