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Social Psychology 1

The course provides a basic orientation in social psychological concepts, theory, method and research.

In this course, we study how people's thoughts, behaviors and feelings are affected by and affect others. The course deals with classic social psychological areas such as the way people think about themselves and others, social identity, attribution, prejudice and discrimination, social influence, conformity and group processes.

Furthermore, attention is paid to the various scientific methods that social psychologists use to study, understand and explain human behavior.

During the course, opportunities are given to apply social psychological theory and research partly through empirical group work, and partly through analyzes and examination of phenomena and events in the surrounding and everyday world.

This is the third course within the Psychology I - Course Package (PS11KP).

  • Course structure

    As a registered student on this course you will find detailed course information and communication in the learning platform Athena. Login with your university account.

    This course will be given in the third quarter of the semester, full-time studies.

    Course instructions
    Social Psychology 1, 7,5 credits, autumn 2024, in Swedish (280 Kb)  New version 24 September.

    Teaching format

    Please refer to the Swedish version of this page.

    Assessment

    Please refer to the Swedish version of this page.

    Examiner

    Course leader: Tina Sundelin, tina.sundelin@psychology.su.se

    Course leader for Psychology I – Course package
    Laura Ferrer-Wreder, Head of studies

  • Schedule

    The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.
  • Course literature

    Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.

    A complete list of course readings is found in the course instructions.

    The list is subject to change until two months prior to the start of the course. In case the new course instructions is missing by then, please check with the course leader before you buy any expensive books etc.

  • Contact

    Registered students should primarily use Athena for teacher communication.

    To contact the Student office or a Student Councellor, see below.

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