INQ-260PY | Social Judgment/Attitudes/Behav

Full Title: Social Judgment, Atttitudes, & Behavior

Topic Description:

Humans are primarily social animals and the human brain evolved in the context of a social environment. Social cognition is an area of psychology that focuses on how our thoughts, attitudes, and emotions are affected by an individual’s social context. In this course, students will read original works of scientific research in order to better understand social cognition and, in turn, to learn how to think like a social cognitive researcher. In addition to reading research reports, students will complete several lab exercises that will help teach research skills and scientific writing in the form of lab reports and several short papers. Also, students will complete an oral presentation and participate in a week-long simulated society game.

Counts as Global? No

Topic Approved: April 2009