PSYCH 221Introduction to Social Psychology
Introduction to Social Psychology discusses how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by other people (real or imagined). The course will provide an overview of the field, potentially covering such topics as: attitudes, persuasion, person perception, automatic vs. conscious thought, the self, prosocial behavior, aggression, interpersonal attribution, conformity, obedience, culture, groups, prejudice and discrimination from a psychological perspective.
Prerequisites
You need:
General education
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GS)
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Fall (1 program).
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- Human Factors, Certificate
- Psychology, B.A. (Altoona)
- Psychology, B.A. (Behrend)
- Psychology, B.A. (Berks)
- Psychology, B.A. (University College)
- Psychology, B.S. (Altoona)
- Psychology, B.S. (Behrend)
- Psychology, B.S. (Berks)
- Psychology, B.S. (Liberal Arts)
- Psychology, B.S. (University College)
Courses that list PSYCH 221 as a prerequisite (13)
- PSYCH 419 Psychology and a Sustainable World
- PSYCH 420 Advanced Social Psychology
- PSYCH 421 Self and Social Judgment
- PSYCH 422 Human Sexuality
- PSYCH 423 Social Psychology of Interpersonal/Intergroup Relationships
- PSYCH 424 Applied Social Psychology
- PSYCH 425 Psychology of Human Emotion
- PSYCH 432 Multicultural Psychology in America
- PSYCH 438 Personality Theory
- PSYCH 441 Health Psychology
- PSYCH 471 Psychology of Adjustment and Social Relationships
- PSYCH 479 The Psychology of Gender
- WMNST 471 The Psychology of Gender