Topics and Readings Date Topic Readings Assignment (due) Tue 9/4 Intro Thu 9/6 Methods Chapter 2 Tue 9/11 Social Cognition Chapter 3 Thu 9/13 Focus Day: Emotion Ekman & Friesen (1971); Lerner et al. (2003) Tue 9/18 Attribution Chapter 4 Focus Day: Conspiracy Douglas et al. (2017); Van Prooijen et al. (2015); Vosoughi et Thu 9/20 Theories and Fake News al. (2018) Tue 9/25 Self Perception Chapter 5 Diener (2000); Kahneman et al. (2006); Wilson & Gilbert Thu 9/27 Focus Day: Happiness (2005) Tue 10/2 Dissonance Chapter 6 Thu 10/4 Data collection workshop Attitudes, Stereotypes and Tue 10/9 Chapter 7, Chapter 13 Prejudice Thu Focus Day: Stereotypes Dunham et al. (2013); Martin et al. (2014) Intl. Roundtable 10/11 Focus Day: Tue Dehumanization; Intl. Bastian & Haslam (2011); Loughnan et al. (2014) 10/16 Roundtable discussion Thu Midterm Exam 10/18 Tue Focus Day: Free Will Schwartz (2000); Vohs & Schooler (2008) 10/23 Fall Break Tue Norms and Conformity Chapter 8 10/30 Thu 11/1 Focus Day: Social Influence Haun et al. (2014); Nolan et al. (2008) Tue 11/6 Crowds and Groups Chapter 9 BOP (Tue 11/6) Thu 11/8 Focus Day: Willpower Bartels & Urminsky (2011); Mischel et al. (1989) Tue Attraction Chapter 10 11/13 Thu Op-Ed workshop 11/15 Tue Prosocial Behavior Chapter 11 11/20 Thanksgiving Break
Topics and Readings Date Topic Readings Assignment (due) Tue 9/4 Intro Thu 9/6 Methods Chapter 2 Tue 9/11 Social Cognition Chapter 3 Thu 9/13 Focus Day: Emotion Ekman & Friesen (1971); Lerner et al. (2003) Tue 9/18 Attribution Chapter 4 Thu 9/20 Focus Day: Conspiracy Theories and Fake News Douglas et al. (2017); Van Prooijen et al. (2015); Vosoughi et al. (2018) Tue 9/25 Self Perception Chapter 5 Thu 9/27 Focus Day: Happiness Diener (2000); Kahneman et al. (2006); Wilson & Gilbert (2005) Tue 10/2 Dissonance Chapter 6 Thu 10/4 Data collection workshop Tue 10/9 Attitudes, Stereotypes and Prejudice Chapter 7, Chapter 13 Thu 10/11 Focus Day: Stereotypes Dunham et al. (2013); Martin et al. (2014) Intl. Roundtable Tue 10/16 Focus Day: Dehumanization; Intl. Roundtable discussion Bastian & Haslam (2011); Loughnan et al. (2014) Thu 10/18 Midterm Exam Tue 10/23 Focus Day: Free Will Schwartz (2000); Vohs & Schooler (2008) Fall Break Tue 10/30 Norms and Conformity Chapter 8 Thu 11/1 Focus Day: Social Influence Haun et al. (2014); Nolan et al. (2008) Tue 11/6 Crowds and Groups Chapter 9 BOP (Tue 11/6) Thu 11/8 Focus Day: Willpower Bartels & Urminsky (2011); Mischel et al. (1989) Tue 11/13 Attraction Chapter 10 Thu 11/15 Op-Ed workshop Tue 11/20 Prosocial Behavior Chapter 11 Thanksgiving Break
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