Overview

This unit examines selected contemporary issues in social psychology, such as cognitions, emotions and behaviours of individuals and groups in the context of love, work, and play. Theories, methods, and empirical findings that are of current social interest will be critically examined, giving students a framework for developing advanced knowledge and critical thinking skills.

Requisites

Prerequisites
PSY40004 Current Issues in Social Psychology

Rules

Pre-requisite
Enrolment in
BH-Arts Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Psychology
OR
BH-PSY Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) Standard Entry and 300 Credit Points
OR
BH-PSY1 – Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) Graduate Entry
OR
GD-PSYPG – Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology

Equivalent
HAY473 - Current Issues in Social Psychology

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Explain the main theoretical issues relating to social psychology and discriminate between competing perspectives
  • Model advanced understanding of the methodological and empirical practices of research within social psychology
  • Appraise social psychological perspectives with a range of applied areas
  • Apply sophisticated verbal and written communication skills in a social psychology context

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Seminar		3.00 12 weeks 36
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		7.00 12 weeks 84
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		2.50 12 weeks 30
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual 40% 1,2,3,4 
PresentationIndividual 20% 1,2,3,4 
Research ProposalIndividual 40% 2,3,4 

Content

  • Major debates in Social Psychology (e.g., competing models in persuasion)
  • Key issues in the field (e.g., the current replication crisis)
  • Innovative research methodologies and/or empirical practices (e.g., the “New Statistics”)
  • Theoretical advances in Social Psychology (e.g., an integrative model of familiarity effects)
  • Applied areas in Social Psychology (e.g., psychology and the law)

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.