PSY110   Essential Social Psychology   (10 credits)

Description

This module provides the first part of the main course of Social Psychology. It links to PSY246, and provides the foundations for the whole Social Psychology programme. The course comprises a review of key topics in social psychology including: 1) Social Explanations: heuristics and attribution. 2) Self and Others: identity, prosocial behaviour, aggression. 3) Group Behaviour: group processes, intergroup relations, prejudice. 4) Liking and Loving: affiliation, attraction, friendship, love. 5) Applications: applied social psychology, introduction to health psychology.

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