SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, SPRING, 2000
(830:321:02; Lucy Stone Hall Auditorium (Livingston Campus)
Tuesday & Friday, 3rd period, 11:30-12:50

WEB PAGE: http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~jussim/
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Professor Lee Jussim
Office: 619 Tillett               Phone: 445-2070
Office Hours: After class and by appointment

REQUIRED TEXT:  Myers, D. G. (1999).  Social Psychology (6th edition).  N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Study Guide to Accompany Myer's Social Psychology.
The books will be at the Livingston Book Store

TOPICS (the chapters that should be read appear in parentheses following the topic)
1/18 FIRST CLASS

1/21   INTRODUCING SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (CHAPTER 1)

1/25   THE SELF IN A SOCIAL WORLD (CHAPTER 2)

2/1    SOCIAL BELIEFS AND JUDGMENTS (CHAPTER 3)

2/11  BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDES (CHAPTER 4)

2/22  PERSUASION (CHAPTER 7)

2/29 EXAM I (TUESDAY)

3/7  ALTRUISM (CHAPTER 12)

3/11-3/19 SPRING BREAK

3/21 CONFORMITY (CHAPTER 6)

3/30 GENOCIDE & AGGRESSION (CHAPTER 10)

4/7   PREJUDICE (CHAPTER 9)

4/18  EXAM II  (TUESDAY)

4/25   CONFLICT AND PEACEMAKING (CHAPTER 13)

4/28   LAST REGULAR CLASS

5/9  FINAL EXAM, *TUESDAY*, 9am-11am, LSH AUD
 

GRADING: Two in-class exams (30% each) and cumulative final
(40%).  The in-class exams will have 60 multiple choice questions
each; the final will have 80 multiple choice questions.

Regular Classes
Lectures overlap with the textbook only about 30-40%.  The tests cover all material presented
in the text and in class.  60-80% of the test questions are from the book; the remainder are
from class.

Although I will occasionally lecture for the full 80 minutes, there often will be in-class
demonstrations, movies, or guest speakers.  I encourage spontaneous questions, complaints,
arguments and insights, and, as part of my "lecture" style, I will regularly attempt to involve the
class in discussion.
 
 
 
 
 

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