Social Psychology – I

Paper Code: 
PSY 114
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

  
 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO16: Demonstrate fundamental knowledge about need and scope of Social Psychology.

CO17: Be aware of the brief history and various related fields of Social Psychology

CO18: Understand the historical and scientific origin and development of the field in the western and Indian context.

CO19: Comprehend the nature of scientific methods employed to study behaviour in the social context.

CO20: Analyse the group behaviour under various social situations.

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

  

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Nature and Scope of Social Psychology Social Psychology

Methods; Relationship with other social sciences.

9.00
Unit II: 
Person Perception

Impression Formation; Impression Management; Attribution with Special References to Self Biases.

9.00
Unit III: 
Social Relationships

Nature, Types of Relationships, Theories - Reinforcement, Social Exchange and Cognitive; Social Learning

9.00
Unit IV: 
Attitude

Nature, Formation and Change; Measurement; Attitudes as an Effective Social Process.

9.00
Unit V: 
Group Behaviour

Structural and Functional Properties; Group Formation; Process, Types, Effectiveness, Group Ideology. 

Essential Readings: 
  • Baron, R. A., Branscombe, N. R. (2012). Social psychology. (13th ed.) Boston: Pearson.
  • Baron, R.A. Branscombe, Nyla, R., Donn, Byrne, Bhardwaj, G. (2010). Social Psychology. (12th ed.) Delhi: Pearson.
  • Baumeister, R. F., Bushman, B. J. (2014). Social Psychology and Human Nature (3rd ed). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. 
  • Feldman, R.S. (1995). Social Psychology: N.J. Prentice Hall.
  • Myers, David G., Sahajpal, P., Behera, P. (2010). Social Psychology (10th ed). New Delhi: McGraw Hill.
References: 

Suggested Readings

  • Aronson, E. Ellsworth, P. ,Calsmith, J.M. & Gonzales, M.H. (1990). Methods of Research in Social Psychology. NY: McGraw Hill.
  • Farr, R.M. (1996). The Roots of Modern Social Psychology. Oxford: Blackwell. 
  • Delamater, J. (2003). Handbook of Social Psychology. New York: Kluswer Academic.
  • Levine, I. S., & Stoller, R. J. (1993). Coming Attractions: The Making of an X-Rated Video. Yale University Press. EISBN: 978-0-30015-929-5. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt32bdhg
  • Lunbeck, E., & Simon, B. (2003). Family Romance, Family Secrets: Case Notes from an American Psychoanalysis, 1912. Yale University Press. EISBN: 978-0-30012-928-1. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1nphhq
  • María, I. M. E., Bernardita, J. S., Verónica L. L., & Neva M. M. (1982). Clinical and Social Psychology: Research Instruments in Social Gerontology, Volume 1. University of Minnesota Press. EISBN: 978-0-81665-521-2. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctttt7jc
  • Ruscher, J.B. (2001). Prejudiced Communication : A Social Psychological Perspective. New York: The Guilford Press.
  • Semin, G.R. and Fiedler, K. (1996). Applied Social Psychology. Delhi: Sage.
  • Sternberg, R. J., & Weis, K. (2006). The New Psychology of Love. Yale University Press. EISBN: 978-0-30015-931-8. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt5vm29t
  • Vago, S. (1990). Social Change. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

E Resources

  • ResearchGate
  • JSTOR
  • Proquest
  • Shodhganga
  • Delnet
  • Google Scholar
  • National Digital Library (NPTEL)
  • Academia

Journals

  • Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science
  • European Review of Social Psychology
  • Political psychology: A social psychological approach
  • Social Psychological and Personality Science
Academic Year: 
2022-23
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