Skills you'll gain

There are 7 modules in this course

COURSE DESCRIPTION FROM PROFESSOR PLOUS: Each of us is dealt a different hand in life, but we all face similar questions when it comes to human behavior: What leads us to like one person and dislike another? How do conflicts and prejudices develop, and how can they be reduced? Can psychological research help protect the environment, and if so, how? This course offers a brief introduction to classic and contemporary social psychology, covering topics such as decision making, persuasion, group behavior, personal attraction, and factors that promote health and well-being. Our focus will be on surprising, entertaining, and intriguing research findings that are easy to apply in daily life. The course will also draw from the websites of Social Psychology Network, the world's largest online community devoted to social psychology. I hope you'll join me for this course, have fun, and learn some useful information that enriches your life.

WEEK 2: The Psychology of Self-Presentation and Persuasion

WEEK 3: Obedience, Conformity, and Deindividuation

WEEK 4: Group Behavior: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

WEEK 5: Mid-Course Break

WEEK 6: Helping, Hurting, and Peacemaking

WEEK 7: A Happy End to the Course

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