Advanced Social Psychology

3 Units

This seminar-based course provides a broad, graduate-level overview of the field of social psychology. The course draws on theory and basic research in social and personality psychology to teach basic principles of human nature that can be applied to daily life, research, and clinical/applied work. Major topic areas include the self (e.g., self-regulation; self-evaluation), social cognition and relationships (e.g., social comparison; transgression), and group processes (e.g., social influence; prejudice). The interface between social and personality psychology will also receive attention.