Social Psychology

Complete lecture on Introduction to Social Psychology, covering the definition, research methods, hypothesis, research strategies (case study, correlation study, experiment, and all methods behind those), independent group design x repeated measures design, advantages and disadvantages of those, ethics of experimentation, in cluding ethical principles developed by APA and BPA, generalizing from laboratory to life and evaluating strengths and limitations of designs.

The lecture covered in depth-knowledge about groups. Starting with group processes (facilitation, loafing, deindividuation, group polarisation, groupthink, minority influence), covering conflict (social dilemmas, competition), and peace-making (contact, cooperation, communication).

Lecture covering attitudes (formation, definition, structure, models, function, measuring, other approaches, attitudes and behavior and theories behind it).

The lecture is named "What has the environment got to do with psychology?". Covering environmental psychology, the theory behind personal space, territory, and territoriality, crowding, and density, crowded living conditions and their effect, urban living effect, the stress response theory and mechanisms, and restorative effects of nature.

The lecture provided in-depth information about conformity and obedience, all factors involved, and various famous experiments in this field.

The lecture on persuasion, covers the definition, explanation of different paths to persuasion (central, peripheral route), and elements of persuasion (communicator, message, how the message is communicated, audience).

Lecture focused on self and society, covering self-concepts, the spotlight effect, memories and self, self-perception, theory on imagination, theories on social comparison, upward and downward social comparison, culture, theory of multiple selves.

This document cover the topic of Violence against women in current society. Covering female genital mutilation (types, prevalence, risks, tackling) and human/sex trafficking (prevalence, geography, focus, tackling)

Covering Prosocial and helping behavior, a range of theories and studies in this area, how prosocial we are, social norms, how we’ve been brought up, age, sex, religious beliefs, levels of empathic concern or egotistical tendencies, and how the presence of others inhibits helping.