HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
psychology
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Tali Kleiman
Coordinator Office Hours:
Thursday 14:00-15:00 by appointment
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Tali Kleiman
Course/Module description:
Studying the ways in which individuals’ behavior, thoughts, and emotions are affected by the presence of real and imagined others, as well as studying the ways in which the social environment is influenced by the individual.
Course/Module aims:
Familiarize the students with major social processes discussed in the scientific literature, and connecting research to day to day social life.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
• Describe central ways by which society affects the individual and vice versa.
• Point to factors that affect the emergence and change of attitudes.
• Explain how social situations are understood and interpreted, and critically assess human social perception in light of inherent biases.
• Identify psychological phenomena related to groups, including the understanding of complex group relations and possible solutions.
• Point to factors that underlie pro- and anti- social behaviors.
Attendance requirements(%):
None
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Frontal lectures.
Course/Module Content:
introduction
social self
social cognition
attributions
attitudes
persuasion
groups
stereotypes
altruism
emotions
Required Reading:
Textbook:
Gilovich, T., Keltner, D., Chen, S., & Nisbett, R. E. (2012). Social psychology (3rd ed.). New York: W. W. Norton.
plus additional papers
Additional Reading Material:
none
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 100 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
none
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