Description: Introductions, Syllabus, Calendar, Learning goals; Break Introduction to basic concepts (agency, culture, structure, institutions; psychological vs. sociological analysis); Break VIDEO clip: YouTube: Practical Psychology: What is SP? (Watch until 8:15, end @ Cognitive Dissonance Theory) Discuss course assignments & letter to the instructor, due next time Handouts: Syllabus; Letter to the Instructor handout CLICK below this box on SECTIONS to access the Syllabus & first assignment - All readings & assignment instructions are also located in RESOURCES

Description: Lecture: “What is the Self?” & create a self-schema diagram Lecture: Introduction to Social Construction theory; Break More key concepts: 4 Tenets of social construction theory, Ethnocentrism & Cultural relativism; Explain Haidt book; Break Finish syllabus, ask Qs & discuss technology use in this class Shulman & Hewitt, Chapter 1: pgs. 1-9 Ritzer & Ryan selection: Brief Overview, Social Psychology Ritzer & Ryan selection: Conceptual Overview, The Self (All readings are here and also in RESOURCES tab) Assignment: Letter to Instructor due before class in MyLearning

Description: Lecture: Basics of Social Psychology (Myers) Discuss research assignment, interview guide structure; Break Introduction to Symbolic Interactionism & Major Tenets (Shulman &Hewitt); Break, Theoretical Approaches in PSP vs. SSP; Rouge/Red Dot Test Video Readings: Shulman & Hewitt, Chapter 1: pgs. 22-30 Myers, Chapter 1: pgs. 3-15 (stop at “I knew it…”) Haidt: Read only the Introduction, from the entire PDF, pgs. 1-23

Description: Lecture: How is research done in social psychology? Experimental vs. ethnographic research VIDEO: Lab Experiments: Critical social psychology (8 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN0z0Y1q4-E); Break Methods lecture: Correlation vs. causation, experiments, ethics, Break * Writing Workshop I: Handout & Peer review of interview guide drafts * Bring a printed copy of your Interview Guide draft to class today for peer review (use the template to write your guide) Readings: Myers, Chapter 1: pgs. 19.5 – 33 Kvale, Qualitative research interviewing, pgs. 1-16 Handout: Writing Workshop I, Peer review of interview guides

Quiz 1 in class; Revise interview guide Readings (not on Quiz 1): Kvale, Qualitative interviewing, pgs. 27-37 Haidt, Chap. 1: The Surge of Suffering, pgs. 25-52 Assignments: QUIZ 1 (all readings & lecture material from classes 1-4) Both quizzes are administered in the classroom, on MyLearning Quizzes are open book, open notes but no other materials (only what we use in class, assigned readings, & your notes) are to be used In 3rd hour of class: Make revisions to your interview guide draft

Lecture: History of Identity Development in Europe & North America; Video: Classic Experiments in Conformity (Asch, 1951; https://youtu.be/TYIh4MkcfJA, watch until 3:08), Break Lecture: Significant Symbols & Social Objects, Break VIDEO: Five Psychology experiments you couldn’t do today, (11 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ3l1jgmYrY) ** Activity: Cell Phone Exercise Readings: Hewitt, Self and Society: pgs. 35-69 Haidt: Chap. 2: pgs. 54-60 (optional after “Attunement”) Assignments: First Haidt reflection paper due, turn this in in class, printed out Revised draft of Interview Guide due, upload to 2nd draft drop box in MyLearning

Discuss Informed Consent form, ask questions Lecture: Self & the physical body, then walk together to… Activity: Field Trip to the Czech National Museum – Národního muzea Choose a piece of art to reflect on in your Conceptual Application paper Reading: Haidt Chapter 5, The Four Foundational Harms: Social & Sleep Deprivation, Attention Fragmentation and Addiction, pgs. 121-151 Assignments: EMAIL Conceptual Application to Art Paper by 10/18, 11pm

Lecture: Self-Concept, Social Self, Cooley’s Looking Glass Self, Self & Culture, Break Lecture: Self-efficacy, Locus of Control, Break Last hour: Complete learning goal evaluations together in class Reading: Myers, Chapter 2: pgs. 35-74 Handout: Learning Goal Evaluations Assignment: Draft of informed consent form due in MyLearning before class, please use the correct Dropbox

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Data: Feedback from learning goal evaluations Lecture: Attributing Causality, Fundamental Attribution Error; Break Lecture & Khan Academy video (5 mins.) on Kelley’s theory, Judging Others, Self-Fulfilling Beliefs; Break VIDEO: Social Thinking, Crash Course Psychology #37 (11 mins.) Class discussion: The Stanford Prison Experiment Readings: Myers, Chapter 3 (pgs. 77-124) Haidt, Ch. 8, Spiritual Elevation & Degradation, pgs. 211-231 Assignments: Begin reviewing for Quiz 2, next class Write second critical reflection (1-2 pages) on Haidt book Final copies due: Interview Guide & Informed Consent form Please use the correct MyLearning Dropbox for each Final Copy document

Quiz 2 - Material from second part of the course: Oct. 8 – Nov. 5 Both quizzes are administered in the classroom on MyLearning Quizzes are open book, open notes but no other materials (only what we use in class, assigned readings & your notes) are to be used No reading – Break after quiz; write second Haidt reflection paper Assignments: Check for any final revisions to your research documents to MyLearning; Begin conducting research interviews for your project

Theoretical approaches: Goffman’s Presentation of Self VIDEO: Introduction to Goffman (2 min.); Key concepts Discuss Hoekstra reflection on Goffman & Emotion, Break Activity: Application of Goffman’s theoretical ideas in video analysis: Film clips from The Devil Wears Prada Readings: PDF, Erving Goffman, The Presentation of Self, pgs. 1-16 PDF, A. Hoekstra, Reflections: Goffman & Emotion Assignments: Continue doing research interviews for your project Bring printed copy of 2nd Haidt reflection to turn in, in class

Guest lecturer: Dr. Konstantinos & Happy (USA) Thanksgiving Lecture: Attachment theory, Activity: attachment style self-report, Discussion: personal attachment and social attachment, Break Lecture: Friendships, Physical Attractiveness, Similarity Video: Science of Attraction, Break, Writing Workshop II Readings: Hazan & Shaver (1987), Journal of Psychology and Social Personality v. 52, 511-524 AND Read EITHER Haidt, Ch. 6: Why Social Media Harms Girls, 151-181, OR Read Haidt Ch. 7, What is Happening to Boys, pgs. 183-198 – you choose Assignments: Continue conducting interviews; Begin reviewing for final exam

Complete course evaluations in class (20 mins) Discuss course overall… Which components worked well, What might be changed? - Break Q&A session - how to prepare & submit the final research paper Group Discussion: Critical Reflections on the Haidt book Please bring both Haidt reflections to class with you so you can refer to your reflections as we discuss the book

Final Exam in class, same format as before but cumulative Final exam structure: MC, T/F, and Fill-in-the-blank questions 30% of the final exam covers the material since Quiz 2 70% is a cumulative review of all key terms, concepts, theories Assignment: Submit final research paper by Sunday, Dec. 13 MyLearning drop box closes at 23:00 on 13 December