Instructor: Josh Shaine
Fridays at 4:30 pm Eastern, 12 weeks, starting January 24
This study is an introduction to why we do what we do or at least, a lot of different people's views of it! We'll look at some of the popular theorists, a few of the unpopular ones, one or two of the obscure ones, and at least one of the totally impossible (for me, at least) to understand ones!
Emphasis will be on how it applies to life today, for you and other people. Theorists will include Freud, Jung, Skinner, Dabrowski, Wilbur, Gilligan, and many more.
Homework will include lots of reading, some videowatching, and two or three papers.
Outline to follow.
- Introductions and Definitions
- Correlation and Causation
- Social Cognition, Schemas and Heuristics
- Self-fulfilling Prophecies
- Bases of Self-worth
- End of Term Project
- Self-awareness, Self-perception, and Other Selfish Concepts
- Advertising, Persuasion, and Attitude Change
- Persuasion and Conformity
- Unitary vs. Divisive Tasks
- Helping Behavior in Emergencies
- Final Project Presentations
