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PSYC380

Social Cognition

Subject code

PSYC

Course Number

380

Department(s)

Instructor(s)

M. Sargent

Course Long Title

Social Cognition

Description

Every day we characterize and evaluate other people, endeavor to understand the causes of their behavior, and try to predict their future actions. This course examines these social judgments and the cognitive processes upon which they depend. Topics include attribution theory, biases in social-information processing, impression formation, and stereotyping. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 218.

Writing Credit

No writing credit

GEC This Course Belongs To

-

Class Restriction

Exclude First Years