Social Psychology

Theories and methods in social psychology. Part 1 Perceiving people and events: social cognition - understanding the social world; attribution - explaining social behaviour; person's perception - forming impressions of others; the self - learning about the self. Part 2 Attitudes and influence: attitudes and attitude change; prejudice; social influence. Part 3 Social interaction and relationships: interpersonal attraction; personal relationships; groups; gender. Part 4 Helping and hurting others: helping behaviour; aggression. Part 5 Social psychology in action: social psychology and health; social psychology and the environment; social psychology and politics.