Social Psychology school training courses in Cleveland, OH (public, in-house or online)

Social influence on the individual’s ideas and behaviors; emphasis on issues such as attraction, prejudice, conformity and interpersonal communication.
Lecture 03 hours. Laboratory 00 hours

A total of 60 credit hours are required for degree completion; Twenty-seven (27) credits are in the major field, distributed as follows:

PS 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 cr.
PS 121 - Human Growth and Development 3 cr.
PS 315 - Theories of Personality 3 cr.
SO 141 - Introduction to Sociology 3 cr.
SO 208 - Social Inequality 3 cr.
SO 210 - Social Institutions 3 cr.
SO 220 - Ethical Issues in Social Science 3 cr.
PS 301 - Social Psychology 3 cr.
SO 307 -...

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This course is a study of social, group, and multicultural factors affecting individual behavior. Attention is given to the development of attitudes, leadership roles, group thinking, sources of conflict, altruism, attraction, effects of competition and cooperation, analysis and evaluation of propaganda techniques, and the influence of mass communication on social awareness and control.

This course covers the basic theoretical foundations and recurrent themes in social psychology, including attitudes, stereotyping, conformity, power, aggression, prosocial behavior, the social self, emotions, group dynamics, and inter-group relations. Emphasis is on recent empirical and theoretical developments and includes models of social cognition that are a focus of contemporary social psychological theories.
Topics and Objectives
Introduction to Social Psychology
Analyze the conce...

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