Social Psychology | Grays Harbor College

Course Number:

PSYCH250

Course Credits:

5.00

Course Description:

Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. Social psychology is distinct from other social sciences because of its emphasis upon the way people perceive, comprehend, and interpret the social world. 5 lecture hours. Satisfies specified elective requirement for the AA degree.

Course Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: SOC& 101 or PSYC& 100.

Course Outcomes:

To understand how a social psychological analysis differs from other forms of analysis
To become familiar with the wide variety of questions and topics that social psychologists study
To become familiar with classic and contemporary theories in social psychology
To become familiar with selected research findings, both correlational and experimental
To appreciate the variety of choices and limitations in the lives of women and men as they are shaped by personal and social factors
To explore various topic areas through readings, class activities, and discussion and by thinking and writing critically and reflectively.
To question rigid notions about distinctions between the personal and public, individual and society, subjectivity and objectivity, reason and passion.