Social and cross-cultural psychology

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Social and cross-cultural psychology
Leerdoelen	By the end of this course students: - have insight into the many different manners in which thoughts, feelings and behaviors are influenced by others, - understand the influence of culture on social psychological processes, - can summarize the characteristics of, as well as knowing the main theories, research and scientists of the different areas of social psychology (e.g., social cognition, intergroup relations), - understand social psychological concepts by relating different theories and areas of social psychology to each other, - can apply their knowledge of social and cross-cultural psychology to analyze societal examples, - can formulate societal implications of social and cross-cultural psychology, - are aware of the historical development of social and cross-cultural psychology (note that this part of the course is largely covered in the lectures rather than the book).
Omschrijving	The course gives students a broad introduction into the major themes of social and cross-cultural psychology. The lectures will cover the many ways in which we can be influenced by other people and the social environment we live in. The first section of this course will look at the social cognitive processes that shape our perceptions of ourselves and others, and determine our behaviours, including basic social cognition (how we categorize our environment), social perception (how we see others), the self (how we see ourselves), attitudes (how we form/change our opinions)and social influence (when and how we are influenced by others). In the second section of this course the focus lies on the social relations between people, such as prosocial behavior (when do we help others), interpersonal relations (when and why are we attracted to others), group processes (how do we interact within groups) and intergroup relations (why do we have intergroup conflict, why are people prejudice and how do they respond to discrimination). Our behavior always takes place within a certain cultural context. Social psychological processes can help shape culture (for example via communication). Culture can also influence how certain social psychological processes take place (for example how we perceive ourselves, other individuals and groups). Throughout the course we will, where relevant, focus on cultural variations in behavior. In addition one of the lectures will focus on this theme.
Uren per week	4
Onderwijsvorm	hoorcollege (Lectures)
Toetsvorm	schriftelijk tentamen (meerkeuze) (Written exam (multiple choice))
Vaksoort	bachelor
Coördinator	dr. E.W. Meerholz
Docent(en)	Dr. T. Kuppens
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Will be announced later
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Opmerkingen
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Ba psychologie (EN)  (Ba1 (EN) psychologie) 1 semester II a verplicht Course units for exchange students BSc level - Spring semester (Feb-Jun) - semester II a keuze PS