PSY 214 - Social Psychology

Institution:

Montgomery County Community College

Subject:

Psychology

Description:

Social psychology is a subfield of the science of psychology that focuses the ways in which the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of one individual are influenced by the real, imagined, or implied behaviors or characteristics of others. A primary goal of this course is to introduce you to the perspectives, research methods, and empirical findings of social psychology. Equally important is the goal of cultivating your skills for analyzing the social situations and events that you encounter in your everyday lives. Finally, throughout the course, emphasis will be placed on developing critical and integrative ways of thinking about theory and research in social psychology. The course will focus on how man, as a social species, relates to one another. The course will also emphasize attitudes, persuasion, moral development, competition, aggression, attraction and love, prejudice and discrimination, group formation, research skills, and information literacy.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mc3.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 641-6300

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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