HPS774 - Human Social Behaviour

Year:

2022 unit information
Enrolment modes: Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
Trimester 3: Cloud (online)
Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Cohort rule:

This unit is at a postgraduate level and students enrolled in undergraduate courses cannot undertake it. PG students must check with their course adviser before enrolling in the unit.
Prerequisite:

Nil
Corequisite:

Nil
Incompatible with:

HPS204
Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
Scheduled learning activities - campus

1 x 1 hour class (online) per week
1 x 30 minute Q & A (online) per week
1 x 2 hour seminar (campus) per fortnight (weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online)

1 x 1 hour class (online) per week
1 x 30 minute Q & A (online) per week
1 x 2 hour seminar (online) per fortnight (weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)

Content

This Unit covers the main theories and research methods of social psychology. Topics include: research methods and ethical issues in social psychology; social cognition; attribution; nature and measurement of attitudes; changing attitudes; conformity and social change; group processes and decision-making; prejudice and intergroup behaviour; culture; self and identity; aggression; attraction and close relationships; and prosocial behaviour.

Unit Fee Information

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