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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN PSYCHOLOGY
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)
SYLLABUS
Semester I - Core I - Social Psychology
CHAPTER I:
The field of Social Psychology: Social Psychology- a working Definiton; SocialPsychology focuses on the behaviour of Individuals; Research methods in Social Psychology
Chapter II:
Behaviour and Attitudes: Do our attitudes determine our Behaviour? Does our behaviour determine our attitude? Why do our actions affect our attitudes?
Chapter III:
Conformity: Classic studies- Sherif's studies of norm formation Asch's studies of group pressure, Milgram's obedience Experiment
Chapter IV:
Interpersonal Attraction & Altruism: A simple theory of attraction, Liking: Who likes whom? - proximity, physical attractiveness, similarity vs complementarity, liking those who like us; Altruism- Helping others - when do we help one another? When will we help? How can helping be increased?
Chapter V:
Communication: Communication as perceived by layman and Psychologists; communication as a tool and as a transaction; Feedback; communication and interpersonal behaviour.
REFERENCE
1. Myers, David G.(1988) Social Psychology, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill Book Company.Business Schools - Engineering Colleges - Medical & Nursing Admissions - BEd in Distance mode - Journalism & Media Studies - Forensic Science
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