Instructor:       Tom Mitchell, Ph.D.
Classes:          Room Charles Hall 223 Wednesdays  5:30-8:00 PM
Office:            AC 209D phone 837-5348
E-mail         TMITCHELL@ubalt.edu
Website:        http://home.ubalt.edu/tmitch
Office Hours:  Mondays 12 - 1:30 PM; 4:30 - 5:30 Wednesdays 12-1:30 PM

 
 Text: Baron, R. & Byrne, D. (2000). Social Psychology. 9th ed. Allyn & Bacon

II.     Objectives: (1) to gain a knowledge of social psychology, its assumptions, theories, methods, and basic findings. (2) to develop a scientific attitude toward perceiving situations involving social interaction and its effects on people. (3) to enable you to deal more effectively in your own social interactions by using principles learned in the course.

III.     Class format: Lecture on text and other subject matter. Class discussions will be conducted for the purpose of clarifying and emphasizing important topics. Individual or group projects may be assigned.

IV.     Course requirements: Understanding of content in assigned chapters and lectures, completion of outside assignments (short projects involving data collection), and participation in class discussions. Outside readings may be assigned periodically. Completion of THREE tests (non-cumulative).

    Grade Assignment:

Each of THREE tests will consist of 60 item multiple choice questions derived from test material and lectures.
Make up tests if warranted will be essay questions based on the material covered in text and lectures

Grading Scale    test score    Grade  Total points

                                50        A          150
                                45        B          135
                                40        C          120
                                35        D          105

Date         Chapter

Sept 5    Chap 1: The Field of Social Psychology: How we think and interact  (page 2)
                     Why they became Social Psychologists
                      Measurement in Social Psychological Research
                      Cozby's Research Methods

Sept 8         *** Last day to apply for December  graduation ***

Sept 12   Chap 2:  Social Perception: Understanding Others  (page 36)
                     Impression Management (Schlenker)
                     Attributions Primer (Steve Booth-Bloomfield)
                     Nonverbal Communication Research page   Online test for detection of nonverbal behavior
                                Brain Injury Patients dectect deception (Balt Sun)

Sept 19  Chap 3:   Social Cognition: Thinking about the social world (page 78)
                      Social Cognition and Emotion Lab (Harvard)
                       Counterfactual Thinking Research
 

Sept  26  Chap 4:   Attitudes: Evaluating the social world (page 116)
                      Implicit Attitudes Test (U. Wash & Yale U.)
                      Attitude Consistency (Steve Booth-Bloomfield)

Oct  3                 *** Exam 1  (chapters 1,2,3,4) ***

Oct  4             *** Last to get any refund for dropped course ***

Oct 10     Chap 6:   Prejudice and Discrimination  (page 208)
                           Definitions

Oct 17     Chap 7:   Interpersonal Attraction: Contact/liking/becoming acquainted (page 252)

Oct 24      Chap 8: Close Relationships: Family, friends, lovers and spouses  (page 302)

Oct 31      Chap 9:  Social Influence:Changing others' behavior (page 354)
                                    (Costume required for class attendance )

Nov 2        *** Last day to drop course with a "W" ***

Nov 7        *** Exam 2 (chapters 6,7,8,9) ***

Nov 14     Chap 10:  Prosocial Behavior: Helping Others  (page 392)

Nov 21     Chap 11:  Aggression: Its nature, causes, control  (page 438)
               Violence on TV (from APA Public Communications

Nov 28       Chap 12:   Groups and Individuals: Consequences of belonging  (page 478)

Dec  5       Chap 13:   Social Psy in Action: Legal, medical and org apps (page 522)

Dec 12        *** Exam 3 (final) (chapters 10,11,12,13) ***