Syllabus
Social Psychology (SOP 3004)
Instructor: Dr. Stephen J. Vodanovich
Office: Building 41, Room 220, Phone: 474-2944; e-mail: svodanov@uwf.edu
Required text: Aronson, E., Wilson, T. D., & Akert, R. M. (5th edition). Social Psychology. Prentice Hall: New Jersey.
Student Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
1) Understand the historical and current trends in the field of social psychology.
2) Explain the implications of social psychological research and theories for individuals and society.
3) Evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, and ethics of the various research designs employed in the field.
4) Discuss the generalizability of the research findings across time and cultures.
Approximate Timeline
8/24 -- Introduction/Overview [Introduction Materials]
8/26 & 8/31 -- Chapter 8; Conformity: Influencing Behavior
Kurt Lewin || Musafer Sherif || Stanley Milgram
[Conformity Lecture Materials]
[Compliance Lecture Materials]
Prison Simulation Study Slide Show
9/2 & 9/7 --- Chapter 1; Prosocial Behavior Bibb Latane
[Prosocial Lecture Materials-1] [Prosocial Lecture Materials-2]
9/9 Chapter 9; Group Processes [Group Lecture Materials]
9/14 - 9/30 --- No Class (Hurricane Ivan)
10/5 --- Chapter 9; Group Processes (cont.) and Test 1 Review
10/7 --- Test 1 Review
10/12 --- Test # 1 (Chapters 8, 9, 11)
10/14 & 10/19 --- Chapter 7; Attitudes and Attitude Change
10/21 & 10/26--- Chapter 13; Prejudice Prejudice Lecture Materials [Jigsaw Classroom Site]
10/28 & 11/2 --- Chapter 12; Aggression Aggression Lecture Materials
11/4 --- Test # 2 (Chapters 7, 12, 13)
11/9 --- Chapter 3; Social Cognition
Social Cognition Lecture Materials
11/11 --- Veteran's Day (No Class)
11/16 --- Chapter 3; Social Cognition (cont.)
11/18 & 11/23 --- Chapter 4; Social Perception Social Perception Lecture Materials
11/25 --- Thanksgiving Holiday (No Class)
11/30, 12/2, & 12/7 --- Chapter 10; Interpersonal Attraction
[Interpersonal Attraction Lecture Materials]
12/9, 12/14 --- Social Psychology in Action 3; Social Psychology and the Law
12/16 --- Test # 3 (Chapters 3, 4, 10 & Social Psychology in Action 3)
Grading Criteria: 3 tests worth 33.3% each.
---Grading scale:
A (90 & above) || B+ (87-89) || B (83-86) || B- (80-82) || C+ (77-79) || C
(73-76)
C- (70-72) || D+ (67-69) || D (60-66) F (59 & below)
* Please note that makeup tests will not be given.
