Week - 1 |
The definition(s) and the scope of social psychology
The conflict between experimental social psychology and critical social psychology. |
Week - 2 |
The history of experimental social psychology. |
Week - 3 |
Contemporary understandings of social psychology. |
Week - 4 |
Social influence: conformity and obedience |
Week - 5 |
Theories of conformity and obedience, and minority influence |
Week - 6 |
Is it inevitable conform/obey to the majority/tyrant?
Understanding collective resistance: BBC prison experiment |
Week - 7 |
Attitudes: The definition and functions of attitudes
The questioning attitude-behavior relationship |
Week - 8 |
The theories of attitude change |
Week - 9 |
The critique of mainstream conceptualisation of attitude |
Week - 10 |
Stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination: definitions of the concepts and the discussion of everyday appearances of them. |
Week - 11 |
Stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination: definitions of the concepts and the discussion of everyday appearances of them. |
Week - 12 |
Theories of prejudice |
Week - 13 |
Theory of social representations |
Week - 14 |
Intergroup relations: Social identity theory and realistic conflict theory. |