PSY 631: Social Cognition and Interpersonal Processes

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1 College of Arts & Sciences Department of Psychology Oakland University PSY 631: Social Cognition and Interpersonal Processes Instructor: Dr. Virgil Zeigler-Hill Course Section #: Class Time: Tu/Th 3:00pm-4:47pm Office Hours: Th 10:00am-12:00pm Office: 212A Pryale Hall Website: Classroom: 130 Pryale Hall Course Description The goal of this course is to cover current perspectives in social psychology that provide an overview of current research and thinking in the field. Social psychology has made several transitions during its history from a focus on situations (1960s) to a focus on cognition (1970s) to a focus on self-regulation (1990s). I have selected the topics for this course in an effort to give you a broad sampling of current issues in social psychology. Course Procedures: Informal lectures and discussion Outcomes & Objectives Course Objectives: 1. Learn basic concepts in social psychology. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of research in social psychology. Student Conduct: Students are expected to adhere to the guidelines for student conduct outlined in the Graduate Student Handbook. Attendance: It is expected that you will attend class regularly. However, if you need to miss class because of an emergency (e.g., severe illness, death of a close relative), then let me know as soon as possible. Do Not Fall Behind: It is critical that you keep up with the material in this class. We will cover a great deal of material this semester so you will have considerable trouble if you fall behind. Expectations Readings: Reading assignments will be given in class. I expect you to carefully read each of the articles/chapters for each class. Reading the assigned material is mandatory for this course. Class Participation: You are expected to be an active participant in this class. You will learn more effectively if you take part in class by asking questions, answering questions, and engaging in discussions. Add/Drops & Incompletes: The University add/drop and incomplete grade policies will be explicitly followed. It is the student s responsibility to be aware of the University deadline dates for adding or dropping the course. Special Considerations: Students with disabilities who may require special considerations should make an appointment with campus Disability Support Services. Students should also bring their needs to the attention of the instructor as soon as possible. 1

2 Grades in this course will be based on evaluations of the following materials: Participation in discussion, leading discussion, research proposal, and presentation concerning research proposal. Participation in Discussion: The format of this course is a graduate-level seminar. That is, it will consist primarily of informal lecture and discussion. It is essential that everyone comes to each class prepared to discuss the assigned readings. If you miss class, then you obviously will be unable to participate in the class discussion. Excessive absences and/or failure to participate in discussion will have a negative impact on your grade. Do not confuse participation with talking a lot. Making one meaningful comment will be given more weight than 10 trivial ones. It is also possible that I will give reading quizzes on some days to make sure that students have completed the assigned readings. Leading Discussion: Each student will select four articles for the class to read and lead the discussion for those articles. Grade Determination Research Proposal: You will propose an empirical investigation of a topic relevant to social psychology. This research proposal should not simply be a slight modification of another project or a research proposal for another course. Rather, this should be a completely original research proposal that concerns a topic that clearly falls within mainstream social psychology. The Introduction and Method section for the proposal should be approximately pages in length (but it may be longer, if necessary). It should be written in APA-style. The proposal should cite at least 15 sources that are not required readings for this course. The body of the paper should consist of the Introduction and the Method sections. You will turn in a 1-page proposal to me by 5pm on Your final research proposal is due by 5pm on Presentation Concerning Research Proposal: Students will be responsible for giving a 20- minute PowerPoint presentation concerning their research proposal. This presentation will be followed by a 5 minute question-and-answer session. Point Distribution for the Course Participation in Discussion 40 points Leading Discussion 25 points Research Proposal 25 points Presentation Concerning Research Proposal 10 points TOTAL 100 points The following scale will be used to determine the final grade: 100% (4.0) 90% (3.5) 80% (3.0) 70% (2.0) 99% (4.0) 89% (3.5) 79% (2.9) <69% (0.0) 98% (3.9) 88% (3.4) 78% (2.8) 97% (3.9) 87% (3.4) 77% (2.7) 96% (3.8) 86% (3.3) 76% (2.6) 95% (3.8) 85% (3.3) 75% (2.5) 94% (3.7) 84% (3.2) 74% (2.4) 93% (3.7) 83% (3.2) 73% (2.3) 92% (3.6) 82% (3.1) 72% (2.2) 91% (3.6) 81% (3.1) 71% (2.1) 2

3 Tentative Schedule This is an estimate of the topics we will be covering on certain days. Date Topic 1-7 Introduction 1-9 Foundations and Controversies Ross, L., Lepper, M., & Ward, A. (2010). History of social psychology: Insights, challenges, and contributions to theory and application. In S. T. Fiske, D. T. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., Vol. 1, pp. 3-50). Hoboken, NJ: 1-14 Social Cognition Fiske, S. T. (2010). Social cognition: Making sense of others. In S. T. Fiske (Ed.), Social beings: Core social motives in social psychology (2nd ed., pp ). Hoboken, NJ: 1-16 Automaticity Dijksterhuis, A. (2010). Automaticity and the unconscious. In S. T. Fiske, D. T. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., Vol. 1, pp ). Hoboken, NJ: 1-21 Social Neuroscience Lieberman, M. (2010). Social cognitive neuroscience. In S. T. Fiske, D. T. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., Vol. 1, pp ). Hoboken, NJ: 1-23 Motivation Higgins, E. T., & Pittman, T. S. (2008). Motives of the human animal: Comprehending, managing, and sharing inner states. Annual Review of Psychology, 59, Emotion Niedenthal, P. M., & Brauer, M. (2012). Social functionality of human emotion. Annual Review of Psychology, 63, Self Morf, C. C., & Mischel, W. (2012). The self as a psycho-social dynamic processing system: Toward a converging science of selfhood. In M. R. Leary & J. Tangney (Eds.), Handbook of self and identity (2nd ed., pp ). New York, NY: Guilford. 2-4 Self-Regulation Baumeister, R. F., & Vohs, K. D. (2007). Self-regulation, ego depletion, and motivation. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 1, Attitudes Bohner, G., & Dickel, N. (2011). Attitudes and attitude change. Annual Review of Psychology, 62, Social Influence Cialdini, R. B., & Trost, M. R. (1998). Social influence: Social norms, conformity, and compliance. In D. T. Gilbert, S. T. Fiske, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (4th ed., Vol. 2, pp ). Hoboken, NJ: 2-13 NO CLASS 3

4 2-18 Person Perception Macrae, C. N., & Quadflieg, S. (2010). Perceiving people. In S. T. Fiske, D. T. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., Vol. 1, pp ). Hoboken, NJ: 2-20 Nonverbal Behavior Ambady, N., & Weisbuch, M. (2010). Nonverbal behavior. In S. T. Fiske, D. T. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., Vol. 1, pp ). Hoboken, NJ: 2-25 NO CLASS: WINTER RECESS 2-27 NO CLASS: WINTER RECESS 3-4 Mind Perception Epley, N., & Waytz, A. (2010). Mind perception. In S. T. Fiske, D. T. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., Vol. 1, pp ). Hoboken, NJ: 3-6 Judgment and Decision Making Weber, E. U., & Johnson, E. J. (2009). Mindful judgment and decision making. Annual Review of Psychology, 60, Affiliation Leary, M. R. (2010). Affiliation, acceptance, and belonging: The pursuit of interpersonal connection. In S. T. Fiske, D. T. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., Vol. 2, pp ). Hoboken, NJ: 3-13 Close Relationships Clark, M. S., & Lemay, E. P., Jr. (2010). Close relationships. In S. T. Fiske, D. T. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., Vol. 2, pp ). Hoboken, NJ: 3-18 Aggression Bushman, B. J., & Huesmann, L. R. (2010). Aggression. In S. T. Fiske, D. T. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., Vol. 2, pp ). Hoboken, NJ: 3-20 Intergroup Relations Yzerbyt, V., & Demoulin, S. (2010). Intergroup relations. In S. T. Fiske, D. T. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., Vol. 2, pp ). Hoboken, NJ: 3-25 Intergroup Bias Dovidio, J. F., & Gaertner, S. L. (2010). Intergroup bias. In S. T. Fiske, D. T. Gilbert, & G. Lindzey (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology (5th ed., Vol. 2, pp ). Hoboken, NJ: 3-27 NO CLASS: EVOLUTION OF MORALITY CONFERENCE 4

5 4-1 Group Behavior Kerr, N. L., & Tindale, R. S. (2012). Group performance and decision making. Annual Review of Psychology, 55, Political Behavior Jost, J. T., Federico, C. M., & Napier, J. L. (2009). Political ideology: Its structure, functions, and elective affinities. Annual Review of Psychology, 60, RESEARCH PROPOSAL PRESENTATIONS: DAY RESEARCH PROPOSAL PRESENTATIONS: DAY RESEARCH PROPOSAL PRESENTATIONS: DAY RESEARCH PROPOSAL PRESENTATIONS: DAY 4 5