Date

Topic

Readings & Notes

Week 1

1/20

Course Introduction

1/22

What is Social Psychology?

S&M-1
Hastorf & Cantril (1954)
Darley & Batson (1973)
Jordan & Zanna (2003; OPTIONAL paper on how to read a journal article)

Week 2

1/27

History of Social Psychology

Devine (1995)
Fiske (1995)

1/29

(continued)

S&M-2

Week 3

2/3

Perceiving Individuals

S&M-3
Kenrick & Gutierres (1980)

2/5

No Class: SPSP Conference

Week 4

2/10

(continued)

Storms (1973)

2/12

Perceiving Groups

S&M-5
Word et al. (1974)

Week 5

2/17

(continued)

Sherif (1956)
Aronson & Bridgeman (1979)

2/19

The Social Self

S&M-4

Week 6

2/24

(continued)

S&M-6
Cialdini et al. (1976)

2/26

(continued)

Dutton & Aron (1974)

Progress check on Journals; you should have at least 4 entries by this date.

Week 7

3/3

(continued)

Arndt et al. (1997)
Landau et al. (2004)

3/5

Exam 1

Week 8

3/10

No class: Fall Break

3/12

No class: Fall Break

Week 9

3/17

Attitudes & Persuasion

S&M-8

3/19

(continued)

S&M-7
Fazio & Williams (1986)

Week 10

3/24

(continued)

Dickerson et al. (1992)

Article review due; turn in during class.

3/26

(continued)

Petty et al. (1997)

Article review due; turn in during class.

Week 11

3/31

Social Influence

S&M-9
Freedman & Fraser (1966)

4/2

(continued)

Asch (1955)
Cialdini et al. (1990)

Week 12

4/7

(continued)

S&M-10
Milgram (1963)

4/9

Group Processes

S&M-12

Progress check on Journals; you should have at least 9 entries by this date.

Week 13

4/14

(continued)

Markus (1978)
Harkins (1987)

4/16

(continued)

Week 14

4/21

(continued)

Smith & Williams (2004)

4/23

Close Relationships

S&M-11
Walster et al. (1973)
Snyder et al. (1977)

Week 15

4/28

TBA

TBA

4/30

Exam 2

Journal due (12 entries) by 5:00pm on Friday May 1st.

Week 16

Finals week

Final paper:

Seniors—due before Friday, May 8th, 5:00pm
Others—due before Friday, May 15th, noon