Psychology (PSYC) 379
Social Psychology (Revision 6)
Revision 6 is closed for registrations, replaced by current version.
Delivery Mode: Individualized study or grouped study. Online enhanced.
Credits: 3
Area of Study: Social Science
Prerequisite: PSYC 289 or 290, or its equivalent is recommended.
Centre: Centre for Psychology
PSYC 379 has a Challenge for Credit option.
The course has a website that includes online materials, including online quizzes.
Overview
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.
Outline
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
Evaluation
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.
Course Materials
Textbooks
Alcock, J. E., Carment, D. W., & Sadava, S. W. (2005). A textbook of Social Psychology (6th ed.). Toronto: Pearson Education Canada Inc., Prentice Hall.
Collins, J. E., Green, J. M., and Sharpe, D. (2005). Study Guide to accompany A textbook of Social Psychology
(6th ed.), by Alcock, J. E., Carment, D. W., and Sadava, S. W. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada Inc.
Other Materials
The course materials include an assignment booklet and a student manual.
Challenge for Credit Course Overview
The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.
Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
- Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
- Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures
Challenge Evaluation
To receive credit for the PSYC 379 challenge registration, you must score at least 50 per cent on the exam and obtain a composite mark of at least “D” (50 percent) to pass. If you fail the exam, your exam mark will become the final grade for the challenge.
| Research Paper | Exam | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | 60% | 100% |
Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 6, July 12, 2006.
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