Social Psychology – I

Paper Code: 
PSY 114
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To enable students to appreciate how individual behavior is influenced by social and cultural contexts.
  • To enable students to develop an understanding of functioning of dyads, groups and organization.
  • To understand the unique features of the Indian socio-cultural context.
  • To understand how social problems can be analyzed in terms of various social psychological theories.
9.00
Unit I: 
Nature and Scope of Social Psychology

Social psychology

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 Relatrionships, 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: 
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Vago, S. (1990). Social Change. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Academic Year: 
2019-20
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