Through this course, you will gain insight into:
Social Perception and Cognition – how we form impressions, interpret behaviors, and make judgments about others.
Attitudes and Persuasion – the processes by which beliefs are shaped, changed, and expressed.
Group Behavior – dynamics of conformity, leadership, decision-making, and intergroup relations.
Prejudice and Prosocial Behavior – understanding bias, discrimination, altruism, and cooperation.
Applied Social Psychology – how psychological principles are used to address real-world issues in business, health, education, and community life.
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UNIT 1: INTRODUCING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
An Introduction to social Psychology (Book Chapter)
What is Social Psychology (Article)
UNIT 2: SOCIAL LEARNING AND SOCIAL COGNITION
The Case of Pedagogy (Article)
Social Learning Theory (Article)
The Difference Between Social cognitive and Social Learning Theory (Article)
UNIT 3: SOCIAL PERCEPTION
Social Cognition and Social Perception (Article)
Social Perception Definition (Article)
Social Perception (Article)
Social Perception (Article)
UNIT 4: THE SELF
Knowledge of the Self (Article)
The Self (Article)
The Self in Psychology (Video)
Self (Article)
What is the Self and How is it Formed (Article)
UNIT 5: ATTITUDES, BEHAVIOUR, AND PERSUASION
Attitudes (Article)
Origins of Attitude (Article)
Attitudes: Introduction and Scope (Article)
Attitudes, Personality and Behaviour (Book)
What Persuasion Is, What it Is Not (Book Chapter)
Attitudes,Behaviour, and Persuasion (Book Chapter)
UNIT 6: SOCIAL INFLUENCE
Social Influence (Article)
What is Social Influence (Article)
Social Influence Theory (Article)
UNIT 7: RELATIONSHIPS - LIKING AND LOVING
From Liking to Loving (Book Chapter)
Close Relationships: Liking and Loving over the Long Term (Article)
Relationships as Stories (Book Chapter)
Relationship Maintenance Strategies (Article)
Rubin's Scales of Liking and Loving (Article)
Not Liking someone You Love (Article)
Liking and Loving (Article)
UNIT 8: PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
Cooperation and Prosocial Behaviour (Article)
The Basics of Prosocial Behaviour (Article)
Prosocial Behaviour (Article)
Understanding Prosocial Behaviour (Article)
12 Examples of Prosocial Behaviour (Article)
Gender Differences in Prosocial Behaviour (Article)
Prosocial Behaviour: Definition, Types and Benefits (Article)
UNIT 9: AGGRESSION
Aggression (Article)
Learning of Aggression (Book Chapter)
Aggression Explained: What It Is and How to Recognize It? (Article)
Defining Aggression (Article)
Aggression and Violence (Article
Aggression: Principles of Social Psychology (Article)
UNIT 10: WORKING GROUPS: PERFORMANCE AND DECISION MAKING
Working Groups: Performance and Decision Making (Article)
Working Groups: Types and Benefits (Article)
Decision Making (Article)
Group Performance (Article)
Working Groups - Performance and Decision Making (Article)
UNIT 11: STEREOTYPES, PREJUDICE, AND DISCRIMINATION
Prejudice, Stereotyping and Discrimination (Book Chapter)
Stereotypes. Prejudice and Discrimination (Handbook)
Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination (Book)
ABC of Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination (Book Chapter)
Prejudice and Discrimination (Article)
UNIT 12: COMPETITION AND COOPERATION IN OUR SOCIAL WORLDS
Competition and Cooperation - Definition (Book Chapter)
Competition as a Factor for Social Development (Book Chapter)
Competition and Cooperation in our Social World (Book Chapter)
Conflict, Cooperation, Morality and Fairness (Book Chapter)
Who Cooperates and Who Competes (Book Chapter)
Competition and Cooperation our Social Worlds (Article)