Psychology 445
Fall 2003
Mon. - Thurs. 10:30 - 11:20
MGH 231
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Professor |
Jonathon D. Brown |
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Office |
217 Guthrie |
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Phone |
543-0679 |
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Web Page |
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Office Hours |
Monday and Wednesday: 11:30-12:20, and by appointment |
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Readings: |
Ram’s Copy Center 4144 University Way 206-632-6630 |
This course provides students with an advanced understanding of contemporary social psychology by focusing on the historical background of the field. Students are expected to attend lecture and do the assigned reading in advance. Class lectures will both clarify and go beyond the material covered in the readings, and students will be responsible for all material covered in class.
Each week’s lecture overheads will be available on my website by Sunday night. These slides will be in outline form and will provide a structure to the day’s lecture. I suggest printing these notes and bringing them to class. Doing so will organize your thoughts during lecture, allowing you to understand and absorb the material as it is presented rather than having to jot down every word I say. Of course, you should also make clarifying comments on your copy.
1. Exams: There will be two essay-style exams. The first will be worth 25 points. The second exam will be worth 30 points and will cover the entire course (with greater weight given to the second half of the class). The dates for the exams are indicated on the attached page.
2. Weekly reaction papers. Ten papers, typed, double-spaced, and 1-2 pages, are due at various times throughout the quarter. Unless otherwise indicated, these papers must briefly summarize all of the week’s readings, and partial credit will not be given. The sole purpose of these papers is to ensure that you have done all of the assigned reading in advance and have given some thought to the different viewpoints you will encounter. The papers will be graded strictly on a pass/fail basis and each paper is worth 1 point (= 10 points total). Passing requires only that you do the paper conscientiously and that the paper is free of all typographical, spelling, and grammatical errors (with page numbers on every page). These papers must be delivered in person (i.e., email is not acceptable) and late papers will not be accepted. Finally, you must complete at least 8 of the papers to receive any credit at all. This means if you do only 7 papers, you get no points, but you get 8 points for doing 8 papers, 9 for 9, and 10 for 10. If you do the math, you will see that you cannot get a good grade in this class without doing these papers every week.
3. Term Paper: All graduate students must write a term paper worth 10 points. For the paper, you must select one article of contemporary (2001-2003) research from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. You must then (1) trace its historical and theoretical roots, (2) describe what was done and what was found, and (3) say something about why it’s important. You must do all of this in 6-10 pages. The papers are due at the start of class on Dec. 10, and must be delivered in person. Late papers will not be accepted.
Undergraduates can choose to write this paper
as well, provided they have not missed more than one weekly paper. If so, their paper will be worth 10 extra credit
points and will be graded simply on a pass/fail basis. Passing requires only that you do the paper
conscientiously and that the paper is free of all
typographical, spelling, and grammatical errors (with page numbers on every
page).
Undergraduate
Grading Graduate
Grading
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58-65 |
4.0 |
48 |
3.0 |
38 |
2.0 |
28 |
1.0 |
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68-75 |
4.0 |
58 |
3.0 |
48 |
2.0 |
38 |
1.0 |
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57 |
3.9 |
47 |
2.9 |
37 |
1.9 |
27 |
0.9 |
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67 |
3.9 |
57 |
2.9 |
47 |
1.9 |
37 |
0.9 |
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56 |
3.8 |
46 |
2.8 |
36 |
1.8 |
26 |
0.8 |
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66 |
3.8 |
56 |
2.8 |
46 |
1.8 |
36 |
0.8 |
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55 |
3.7 |
45 |
2.7 |
35 |
1.7 |
25 |
0.7 |
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65 |
3.7 |
55 |
2.7 |
45 |
1.7 |
35 |
0.7 |
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54 |
3.6 |
44 |
2.6 |
34 |
1.6 |
24 |
0.6 |
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64 |
3.6 |
54 |
2.6 |
44 |
1.6 |
34 |
0.6 |
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53 |
3.5 |
43 |
2.5 |
33 |
1.5 |
23 |
0.5 |
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63 |
3.5 |
53 |
2.5 |
43 |
1.5 |
33 |
0.5 |
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52 |
3.4 |
42 |
2.4 |
32 |
1.4 |
22 |
0.4 |
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62 |
3.4 |
52 |
2.4 |
42 |
1.4 |
32 |
0.4 |
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51 |
3.3 |
41 |
2.3 |
31 |
1.3 |
21 |
0.3 |
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61 |
3.3 |
51 |
2.3 |
41 |
1.3 |
31 |
0.3 |
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50 |
3.2 |
40 |
2.2 |
30 |
1.2 |
20 |
0.2 |
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60 |
3.2 |
50 |
2.2 |
40 |
1.2 |
30 |
0.2 |
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49 |
3.1 |
39 |
2.1 |
29 |
1.1 |
19 |
0.1 |
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59 |
3.1 |
49 |
2.1 |
39 |
1.1 |
29 |
0.1 |
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Assignments |
Lecture Topic (Each week’s slides will be available by Sunday night) |
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Week 1 |
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Introduction to Social Psychology |
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Monday |
9/29 |
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Mook (1983) |
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Tuesday |
9/30 |
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Allport (1955) |
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Wednesday |
10/1 |
Paper 1 |
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Thursday |
10/2 |
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Freudian Theory and Behaviorism |
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Monday |
10/6 |
Paper 2 |
Hall |
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Tuesday |
10/7 |
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Watson |
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Wednesday |
10/8 |
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Skinner |
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Thursday |
10/9 |
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Week 3 |
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Cognitive Behaviorism and Gestalt Psychology |
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Monday |
10/13 |
Paper 3 |
Tolman |
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Tuesday |
10/14 |
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Rescorla |
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Wednesday |
10/15 |
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Deutsch & Krauss (Chapter 2) |
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Thursday |
10/16 |
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Week 4 |
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Lewin |
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Monday |
10/20 |
Paper 4 |
Lewin (1935) |
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Tuesday |
10/21 |
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Lewin (1951) |
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Wednesday |
10/22 |
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Thursday |
10/23 |
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Week 5 |
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Symbolic Interactionism |
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Monday |
10/27 |
Paper 5 |
Stryker & Statham |
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Tuesday |
10/28 |
Symbol 2 |
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Wednesday |
10/29 |
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Chapter
2 from Textbook |
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Thursday |
10/30 |
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Week 6 |
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Monday |
11/3 |
MIDTERM
EXAM |
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Tuesday |
11/4 |
Attitude Change 1 |
Paper 6 |
Hovland |
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Wednesday |
11/5 |
Attitude Change 2 |
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Asch |
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Thursday |
11/6 |
Attitude Change 3 |
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Eagly & Chaiken |
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Lewin |
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Week 7 |
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Attribution
Theory |
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Monday |
11/10 |
Attribution
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Heider |
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Tuesday |
11/11 |
No
School |
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Ross |
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Wednesday |
11/12 |
Attribution 2 |
Paper 7 |
Bem |
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Thursday |
11/13 |
Attribution 3 |
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Schachter & Singer (1962) |
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Week 8 |
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Interpersonal
Attraction |
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Monday |
11/17 |
Paper 8 |
Anderson; Asch |
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Tuesday |
11/18 |
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Heider/Byrne |
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Wednesday |
11/19 |
Attract 3 |
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Dutton & Aron |
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Thursday |
11/20 |
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Week 9 |
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Social
Comparison |
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Monday |
11/24 |
Paper 9 |
Festinger (1950) |
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Tuesday |
11/25 |
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Festinger (1954) |
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Wednesday |
11/26 |
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Schachter (1959) |
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Thursday |
11/27 |
Thanksgiving |
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Gump & Kulik; Taylor & Lobel |
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Week 10 |
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Cognitive Dissonance Theory |
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Monday |
12/1 |
Paper 10 |
Festinger (1957) |
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Tuesday |
12/2 |
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Bem |
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Wednesday |
12/3 |
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Fazio & Cooper |
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Thursday |
12/4 |
Dissonance 4 |
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Steele & Liu |
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Week 11 |
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Freud’s
Influence |
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Baumeister et al. (1998) |
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Monday |
12/8 |
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Bushman
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Tuesday |
12/9 |
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Greenberg
et al. (2003) |
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Wednesday |
12/10 |
TERM PAPER DUE |
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Wegner
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Friday |
12/12 |
FINAL EXAM (8:30) |
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