PSYC 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Cognition
9 Oct 2018
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PSYC 215 – 180904
Lecture 1: Introduction
• Important and relevant information for the course and outline syllabus
o Midterm = 40%
▪ One on Oct 11 covers chapters 1-7
▪ One on Nov 13 chapters 8-14 and all lectures from Oct 11 to Nov 13
• The better grade of the 2 will be counted
▪ Missing both midterms make up or final becomes 100%
o Final = 60%
▪ TBA
▪ Weighting of midterm and final will be adjusted in an advantageous
fashion depending on which one results with a better mark
▪ Cumulative
• Definition of social psych from textbook
o “scientific study of feelings, thoughts, and behaviors of individuals in social
situations.”
o Humans and animals share a similar psychology but that of humans is more
complex
▪ Humans are social beings, have interesting thoughts, etc.
Tentative Schedule of Topics –
• Sept 4-6 = Introduction and methods
• Sept 12-20 = Social cognition processes and biases
• Sept 25-Oct 9 = The social self and attitudes
• Oct 16-Nov 8 = Relationships, social influence, groups and intergroup processes
• Nov 15-22 = Cultural influences
• Nov 27-29 = Applied topics (ex. social psychology-based interventions, health & well-
being)
Will need to organize own reading schedule accordingly
Extra Credit Opportunity –
• Information available on MyCourses
• Participate and receive up to 2%
