May 14, 2025  
2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog
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PSYC 2319 - Social Psychology



Study of individual behavior within the social environment. Topics may include socio-psychological processes, attitude formation and change, interpersonal relations, group processes, self, social cognition, and research methods. (PSYC 2319 is included in the Psychology Field of Study.)

Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion, students will be able to:

  • define social psychology and related terminology;
  • discuss the relationship between the person and the situation and its influence on attitudes, prejudice, aggression, prosocial behavior, and interpersonal relationships;
  • describe the dynamics of group behavior in areas of social influence, such as altruism, conformity, obedience, deindividuation, leadership, intergroup relations, and conflict and cooperation;
  • identify and evaluate the current and historical research, and research methods of social psychology, including ethical considerations;
  • apply social psychological principles to real-world issues.

Credit Hour(s): 3

Lecture Hour(s): 48

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 2301 , Must be TSI Complete for Reading.



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