PSYC217

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Social Psychology

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

Outcome

dentify and describe the major concepts within social psychology which is the science of human behavior in social situations.

Outcome

Examine the important methods, terms, theories and findings in the field of social psychology, including mechanisms of social perception, varieties of social influence, the dynamics of interpersonal attraction at several levels, helping and hurting behaviors and the phenomena of group dynamics .

Outcome

Apply the basic concepts from the field to the study of the vexing social phenomenon of prejudice. This Learning Outcome helps students to develop in ways that address the diversity component in the College’s General Education policy.