OVERVIEW

 
GUIDE 1: INTRODUCTION
GUIDE 2: ISSUES IN METHODS
GUIDE 3: A SOCIAL COGNITION PRIMER
GUIDE 4: AFFECT AND ATTITUDES
GUIDE 5: PERSONALITY AND THE SELF
GUIDE 6: LEARNING THEORIES AND SOCIALIZATION
GUIDE 7: AN INTRODUCTION TO GROUPS
GUIDE 8: GROUP STRUCTURE & INFLUENCE

SYP 5105-01
FALL 2006

BASIC CLASS INFO
TOPICS & READINGS
OFFICE HOURS
GRADING CONSIDERATIONS

 
 

THEORIES OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
GUIDE TO READINGS AND TOPICS
FALL 2006

Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
Florida State University

laThe Stone Building at FSU
Professor Susan Carol Losh 
307K Stone Building 
850-644-8778 
850-644-4592 (EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY & LEARNING SYSTEMS)		 OUR COURSE IS AT:
Monday & Wednesday 1:00 - 2:15 P.M.
  330 Stone Building.
CLICK HERE for Stone Building 
Campus Map Location

REACH ME ATslosh@garnet.acns.fsu.edu

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY IF YOU HAVE ANY DISABILITIES THAT REQUIRE SPECIAL ATTENTION!
 
IMPORTANT NOTE

I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAIL ATTACHMENTS (e.g., WORD documents)
PLEASE DO NOT SLIDE PAPERS UNDER MY DOOR OR THE EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY & LEARNING SYSTEMS SUITE DOOR!

There have been too many problems with viruses. In a typical week, I receive well over a dozen--usually from fsu email addresses. This is especially true for University computers, which have proven to be hotbeds of infection. 

Please DO NOT slide papers under my office door.They may or may not be placed on my desk--where I may not be able to find them!

Here are some alternatives if you absolutely cannot hand your progressive paper to me in person:

  • My office mailbox in 307 Stone Building
  • FAX to the Educational Psychology and Learning Systems Office (850) 644-8776. Be sure to put my name and SYP 5105 on the Cover Sheet and include the total number of pages
  • Mail (USE FIVE DAYS ADVANCE NOTICE!)  to Dr. Susan Carol Losh, Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, FSU, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4453
  • Include as text in an email. (No html please.)
 

During the semester, I may ask for a copy of your work on disk. For example, I receive copies of all presentations on disk. Rest assured that all disks are scanned with Norton or McAfee Anti Virus software. I will let you know if your disk is infected.

A GUIDE TO TOPICS AND READINGS OVER THE SEMESTER

 
REQUIRED TEXTS
This basic "encyclopedia approach" text is helpful for novices with its focus on basic concepts and lots of empirical studies. The sixth edition was just published the first week in August 2006. This has thrown our text ordering for a bit of a loop. We have this edition on rush order and the bookstores assure us it WILL arrive shortly. The sixth edition has substantial rewriting and some new chapters so please use this edition.
 


This edited collection presents some classic "greats" (e.g., Cooley, Mead), more modern "greats" (Vygotsky, Zerubavel), recent developments, and applied accounts of several course concepts. Many students like this collection the best and keep it long after our course is over. Used copies may be available.
 

A compilation of scholarly and popular applications of Social Psychology.

 Web site support for DUFFY is available including generic search engines: 

DO NOT BE ALARMED! MOST ARTICLES IN EITHER THE CAHILL OR THE DUFFY EDITED COLLECTIONS ARE VERY SHORT. THE IDEA IS TO HAVE A TASTE OF THE PERSPECTIVES AVAILABLE.

PLEASE READ SELECTIONS IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE PLACED.

All three books should be available at the Bill's Bookstore. There are also copies at the FSU Bookstore.
 
DATES TOPICS TO BE COVERED
August 28 -
September 13		 Basic Orientation
Introduction and Methods in Social Psychology
      DM
                  Chapter 1, Introduction
                  Chapter 2, Research Methods
     Duffy
1. Cox "Stupid Human Tricks"
2. Singer & Levine "Research Synthesis"
SEPTEMBER 4 LABOR DAY. University closed.
September 18 -
October 4		 Social Cognition (Includes Attitudes and Attitude Measurement)
    MDM
               Chapter 5, Social Perception and Cognition
               Chapter 9, Self Presentation/Impression Management
               Chapter 6, Attitudes
               Chapter 8, Social Influence and Persuasion
     Cahill
Bruner, "Culture and Psychology" 
Zerubavel, "Islands of Meaning"
Vygotsky, "The Development of Language and Thought"
   Duffy
 7. Ferguson & Burgh "How Social Perception can Automatically Influence Behavior"
 8. Loftus, "Make-Believe Memories"
 9. Goode, “How Culture Molds Habits of Thought”
10. Bolino & Turnley, “More than One Way to Make an Impression" TECHNICAL SKIM
11. Rudman, “Sources of Implicit Attitudes”
12. Cialdini & Goldstein, “The Science & Practice of Persuasion"
19. Lemley, "Isn't She Lovely?"
15. Cialdini, "Liking: The Friendly Thief"
SEPTEMBER 25 Short preliminary prospectus of Course Paper is due
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PAPER
October 9 -25 The Self, Social Learning and Socialization
    DM
Chapter 3, Socialization
Chapter 4, Self and Identity
Chapter 10, Emotions
Chapter 17, Life Course and Sex Roles
Chapter 18, Social Structure and Personality

 
 
 

 
Cahill
      Cooley, "The Self as Sentiment and Reflection" 
      Mead, "The Self as Social Structure"
      Goffman, "The Presentation of Self"
      Becker, "The Social Basis of Drug-Induced Experience" 
      VanAusdale and Feagin, "Young Children's Use of Racial and Ethnic Identities"
      Thorne, "Borderwork among Girls and Boys"
      Gergen, "The Dissolution of the Self"
      Gubrium and Holstein, "The Self in a World of Going Concerns"

    Duffy
3. Strate, "Something from Nothing: Seeking a Sense of Self"
 4. Sheldon, et al., "Self Concordance & Subjective Well-Being in Four Cultures"
24. Steele, “Thin Ice: "Stereotype Threat" and Black College Students”
 5. Leary, "Making Sense of Self Esteem"
 6. DeAngelis, "Why we Overestimate our Competence" 
17. Beyond Shyness & Stage Fright: Social Anxiety Disorder"
OCTOBER 16 CROSS-CULTURAL SOCIALIZATION VIDEO
OCTOBER 23 An updated prospectus of your Course Paper is due.
OCTOBER 23 PLUS sign up for presentation/discussion of paper topic date.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRESENTATION.
OCTOBER 25 AN APPLIED EXAMPLE: THE TRAINED DOG SHOW
One experienced and one novice dog.
October 30-
November 20
Groups, Group Influences and Interaction Processes
    DM
                  Chapter 14, Group Cohesion and Conformity
                  Chapter 15, Group Structure and Performance
                  Chapter 7, Symbolic Communication and Language
                  Chapter 13, Interpersonal Attraction and Relationships
      Cahill
               Blumer, "Society in Action"
               Goffman, "Face-Work and Interaction Rituals"
               Holtgraves, "Conversational Structure "

    Duffy
16. Lovaglia, "Persuasion: What Will It Take to Convince You?"
18. Clay, "Linking Up Online"
28. Manning & Robertson, " Influencing, Negotiating Skills & Conflict-Handling"
33. Offermann, “When Followers Become Toxic”
34. McConnell, "Interpersonal Skills"
NOVEMBER 8 THE "MILGRAM VIDEO"OBEDIENCE
NOVEMBER 13 Project presentations/discussions of paper topics begin
NOVEMBER 22 - 25 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS. NO CLASS.
NOVEMBER 27 Project presentations continue
NOVEMBER 27 Initial draft of Course Paper due  (allows you to rewrite it)
December 4 Applications
   DM
              Chapter 16, Intergroup Conflict
              Chapter 11, Helping and Altruism
              Chapter 12, Aggression
     Cahill
               Adler and Adler, "Preadolescent Cliques, Friendships and Identity"
               Clark, "Sympathy Biography and Relations" 
               Anderson, "The Black Male in Public"

     Duffy
29. Fehr & Fischbacher, "The Nature of Human Altruism"
27. Selekman & Vessey, "Bullying"
30. Cialdini, "Cause of Death"
DECEMBER 4 Project presentations continue 
DECEMBER 6 Our last day of class
DECEMBER 8 The final edition of your Course Paper is due (including rewrites)

OFFICE HOURS FALL 2006

 

307K Stone Building
CLICK HERE for Campus Map Location 

  slosh@garnet.acns.fsu.edu

 Office Hours: Monday 12 -1 and 
Wednesday 2:30-4:00 P.M.
Please see me about other times.
NOTE: If I have a conflict, I will announce that in class and on our Blackboard website.

850-644-8778  Voice mail available
Department Phone: 850-644-4592

SYP 5105-01 COURSE WEB SITE
We have a course Web site on the Internet. The begining url is:

http://campus.fsu.edu

You must be registered for SYP 5105-01 with an FSU ID username and password to access this site.

Go to the FSU Guide to Computing Resources website (address below). Follow the links to register online for your FSU computer account.

http://gtcr.fsu.edu/

See our OVERVIEW web page for more information. CLICK HERE.

GRADING CONSIDERATIONS

I use plus and minus grading, throughout and for final grades.

Participation in class discussion and class attendance are a definite consideration, especially when a student is "between grades."

Adherence to principles of essay organization, and the conventions of spelling and grammar is expected and understood. The course paper MUST relate to Social Psychology. It can neither be totally intrapersonal nor totally organizational. Grading criteria for both written and oral assignments include: clearly written and/or presented work; knowledge of social psychological concepts and methods; and originality.

FSU policies on academic honesty are followed. Plagiarism, cheating, and other scholarly misconduct are totally unacceptable. As a rule of thumb, when in doubt, cite the source!


PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE PAPER

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISCUSSION/PRESENTATION

Watch for updates to these pages throughout the semester.


 
 

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