Schedule & Topics

Below is a tentative listing of the topics we will be covering this semester, along with the accompanying dates for class meetings. In addition, readings and other points of interest are noted.

About notation used for readings:

  • "S&M-#" refers to a chapter in Smith & Mackie [e.g., "S&M-3" = Smith & Mackie chapter 3].
  • An author's name and year refer to a reserve reading [e.g., Devine (1995)].
  • The login and password for the readings are provided in the course syllabus.

 

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Date

Topic

Readings & Notes

Week 1

9/4

Course Introduction

 

 

9/6

What is Social Psychology?

S&M-1
Hastdorf & Cantril (1954)
Darley & Batson (1973)
Jordan & Zanna (2003; OPTIONAL)

Week 2

9/11

History of Social Psychology

Devine (1995)
Fiske (1995)

 

9/13

(continued)

S&M-2

Week 3

9/18

Perceiving Individuals

S&M-3
Kendrick & Gutierres (1980)

 

9/20

(continued)

Storms (1973)

Week 4

9/25

Perceiving Groups

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

 

9/27

(continued)

Sherif (1956)
Aronson & Bridgeman (1979)

Week 5

10/2

The Social Self

S&M-4

 

10/4

(continued)

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

Week 6

10/9

(continued)

Dutton & Aron (1974)

 

10/11

(continued)

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

Progress check on Journals; turn in during class. You need to have at least 4 entries by this date.

Week 7

10/16

No class: Fall Break

 

 

10/18

No class: Fall Break

 

Week 8

10/23

Exam 1

 

 

10/25

Attitudes & Persuasion

S&M-8

Week 9

10/30

(continued)

S&M-7
Fazio & Williams (1986)

 

11/1

(continued)

Dickerson et al. (1992)

Article review due; turn in during class.

Week 10

11/6

Attitudes & Persuasion (continued)

Petty et al. (1997)

 

11/8

Social Influence

S&M-9
Freedman & Fraser (1966)

Week 11

11/13

(continued)

Asch (1955)
Cialdini et al. (1990)

 

11/15

(continued)

S&M-10
Milgram (1963)

Week 12

11/20

Groups

S&M-12

Progress check on Journals; turn in during class. You need to have at least 9 entries by this date.

 

11/22

No class: Thanksgiving Break

 

Week 13

11/27

(continued)

Markus (1978)
Harkins (1987)

 

11/29

(continued)

 

Week 14

12/4

Exclusion from Groups

Smith & Williams (2004)

 

12/6

Close Relationships

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

Week 15

12/11

TBA

TBA

 

12/13

Exam 2

Journal due (12 entries) by 5:00pm on Friday Dec. 14th.

Week 16

 

Finals week

Final paper: due by the end of finals week (Friday, Dec. 21st, 5:00pm)

 

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