Credit Hours: 03   

Programe: BS Psychology (2018-2022) 

Class: Regular

Semester:4th

Social Psychology

Social psychology tries to understand group as well as individual behavior when reacting to or thinking about the social environment. Social psychology tends to study the behavior of people at group level more than anything else. It tries to describe and explain human behavior by reducing it to psychological variables social psychology is the scientific study of how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, and implied presence of others

Objective

• To review theory and research in social psychology and to apply its major principles to situations encountered in everyday life.
• To investigate dynamics of social interaction across various situation.
• To make students understand the influence of individual differences in social interactions

READINGS

• DeLamater, J. D., & Myers, D. J. (2011). Social Psychology (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
• Weiten, W. (2007). Psychology: Themes and variations: Themes and variations. Cengage Learning.
• Dickerson, P. (2012). Social Psychology: Traditional and Critical Perspectives. Harlow, UK: Pearson. 

COURSE ASSESSMENT:

• Final Term Exam: 50 Marks
• Mid Term Exam: 30 Marks
• Sessional: 20 Marks
  • Assignment : 10 Marks
  • Attendance: 05 Marks
  • Class Behaviour : 05 Marks

Time Table:

Every Monday from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM 

Every Tuesday from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM