Fall 2011

Introduction to Social Psychology

What role does social influence play in our lives? How do we form stereotypes? A series of
lectures and films introduce the perspectives and research methods of social psychology.
The class also learns to analyze social situations and events encountered in everyday life.
Topics discussed include social cognition; self-perception and self-esteem; perceptions of
others, attitudes, and persuasion; stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination; intergroup
conflict, obedience, and conformity; aggression and altruism; and human relationships and
attraction. The class closes by considering how we participate in the construction of social
realities.

This quite possibly sounds like the most interesting class ever.

In similar news: the course catalog for next semester is out and I want to take a filmmaking class and a photography class and a psychology class and a screenwriting class and a philosophy class and a film theory class and another filmmaking class and and and, but I don't think I can handle more than five classes (I've only had four per semester so far) and I don't know if my bank account can handle more than four.