Social Psychology

Introduction to basic interests and methods in social psychology

Introduction to methods in social psychology and how it is studied and how research in the field is applied

Discusses helping behaviors in human and what can increase and decrease these behaviors

Discusses the biology of the brain and how it relates to stress, along with things that can be done personally to reduce stress and the health risks associated with it

Notes discussing specific stereotypes, why and how they exist, and how to avoid discrimination

Cognitive dissonance relates a negative feeling caused by conflict between actions and attitudes- these notes explore this concept in depth

Additional notes on social influence and how people can be swayed in their actions and attitudes by others around them

Notes regarding how and why people follow rules, authority, and resistance and disobedience

Notes that go in depth about how people "blame" certain events and people and what we assume is responsible for an occurrence

Notes describe different emotions and examines specific emotions cross-culturally; it describes interactions between different emotions and explores additional science behind emotions and feelings