Social Psychology
COURSE PLAN
SECTION I
Class 2 PSYH Semester II
Course Code BPSY232 Course Title Social Psychology
Hours 75 Hours per week 5
Faculty name Alphonsa Jose Contact details
K (email, Cabin No, alphonsa.jose@christuniver
Office Hours) sity.in
Credits 5 Course Type CORE
Class policies and ● Students will have to take responsibility for their education
guidelines ● Students should attend classes not just by being physically present but
wholly with respect to their participation in the class discussion
● Students are expected to be in the classroom before the second bell
● Should be respectful towards all the participants in the class, everybody
deserves respect and support
● Students should come prepared to the class
● Students should turn in their work on time
● Students should not negotiate to extend the deadlines for assignment
submission
● Late coming to the class will not entitle for attendance and students should
not do advocacy for their friends
● Non-responsiveness during the class hours will account to cancellation of
attendance for the hour
● There will be enough distance between the educator and students in the class
as it is difficult to teach the entire one-hour class with mask. The distance
will help the educator having the option of teaching without the mask
● Students should maintain social distancing at all costs
● Students should at all times wear masks unless there is a distance between
them and others of more than 6 feet
● Students who use laptop for taking notes are advised to keep notes in
Google doc form and share the link with the faculty in the beginning of
the semester itself
● Students may be asked to submit the completed notes at random intervals,
those who fail to do so, within the stipulated time, will not be allowed to
continue to take notes in electronic format
● Faculty will be evaluating students individually for their class
participation throughout the semester
● Disruptive behaviors, sleeping in class, unwarranted use of mobile phone,
internet, and laptop during class hours will definitely reduce your class
participation marks
● Active participation in the class and discussions do help you receive better
grades
● Delay in submission of assignments without any relevant reason will
result in deduction of 1 mark per day, that too for three days.
● Meet the faculty only during the office hours to clarify the doubts
regarding the subject or assignments.
● Strictly restrict the medium of communication to personal meetings or
Gmail interactions.
Course Description This course will enable students to understand how people's thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the social context consisting of
actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. The course introduces
students to the existing theory and research in the past and
contemporary social settings comprising viz, the intraindividual,
interindividual, social factors that influence individual and group
behavior.
To enable students:
Course Objectives
● Understand the historical and scientific origin and development
of the field in the western and Indian context.
● Understand the development of the self and the dynamics of
interpersonal attraction, prosocial behavior, aggression,
prejudice, group processes and attitude formation and change in
a social context.
● Comprehend the nature of scientific methods employed to study
behavior in the social context and developing a critical outlook.
Course Learning At the end of the course, students will display:
Outcomes
● CO 1: Explain the scientific nature of the field and analyze the
evolution of the field in various cultural contexts.
● CO 2: Illustrate the role of various factors in the development of
the self as well as in dynamics of interpersonal attraction,
prosocial behavior, aggression, prejudice, group processes and
attitude formation and change in a social context.
● CO 3: Translate and analyze the scientific findings in
understanding social behavior.
SECTION II
Unit Unit details Week Hours Teaching learning Resource/
number (starting per methods used)/ Reference details
and title and end week activities and or
dates) class trips/ dates
for assessment
I Introduction: Week 1, 2 5 Lectures, Branscombe, N. R.,
Definition; History- and 3 presentations, Baron, R.A. & Kapur,
Origin and videos, group P. (2017). Social
Development, Overview, 03.01.2023 discussions and psychology. Pearson.
Basic Principles, -23.01.202 activities
Advances at the 3 Myers, D.G,
Boundaries; Sahajpal, P. &
Theories - Sociocultural, Behera, P. (2017)
social constructionism, Social psychology.
social representations;
McGraw Hill
Social Cognition - Education.
Heuristics, Schemas,
Automatic & Controlled Misra, G., & Dalal, A.
Processing, Affect & K. (2001). Social
Cognition. Psychology in India:
Evolution and
Emerging Trends. In
K. A. Dalal, & G.
Misra, New Directions
in Indian Psychology.
New Delhi: Sage
Publications
Baumeister, R.F. &
Bushman, B.J. (2016).
Social psychology and
human nature.
Cengage learning.
II Social Perception Week 4, 5 5 Lectures, Branscombe, N. R.,
Self-concept – Beginning and 6 ( presentations, Baron, R.A. & Kapur,
& Formation, Non-Verbal 24.01.23- videos, group P. (2017). Social
Communication, 17.02.23) discussions and psychology. Pearson.
Emotions & Social activities
Perception, Multicultural Baumeister, R.F. &
perspective; Bushman, B.J. (2016).
Social psychology and
Self- presentation - False human nature.
modesty, Cengage learning.
Self-handicapping,
Myers, D.G,
Impression management;
Sahajpal, P. &
Self-esteem Development Behera, P. (2017)
and Consequences; Social psychology.
McGraw Hill
Perceiving persons- Education.
Attribution theories and
biases, Integration,
Confirmation bias.
III Positive Social Week 7 5 Lectures, Branscombe, N. R.,
Relations and 8 presentations, Baron, R.A. & Kapur,
(18.02.202 videos, group P. (2017). Social
Prosocial behavior – 3 - discussions and psychology. Pearson.
Helping influences - 04.03.202 activities
Personal, Interpersonal 3 Crisp, R.J. & Turner,
and Situational, R.N. (2007). Essential
Receiving help. social psychology.
Interpersonal attraction
and affiliation –
Characteristics of the Sage Publications
individual, others and India Pvt., Ltd.
situational influences.
IV Negative Social Week 9, 5 Lectures, Myers, D.G,
Relations 10, 11 and presentations, videos, Sahajpal, P. &
12 group discussions and
Stereotypes – Cognitive activities Behera, P. (2017)
foundations, how Social psychology.
stereotypes distort
McGraw Hill
perceptions; why
stereotypes persist ; Education.
Prejudices- Individual
differences ;
Types of prejudices –
Sexism and Racism ;
Reducing prejudice,
classism, casteism,
racism, identity politics,
Aggression, Violence.
V Social Influences Week 13, 5 Lectures, Myers, D.G,
14 and 15 presentations, videos, Sahajpal, P. &
Attitudes – Definition; group discussions and
Theories – Cognitive activities Behera, P. (2017)
Dissonance and Dual Social psychology.
Processing; Attitude and
Behaviour ; Attitude McGraw Hill
change. Education.
Group - Basic features;
Group performance –
Types of tasks,
Brainstorming; Group
decision making – Biases
in information, Group
polarization, Groupthink.
SECTION III
Course Outcomes and Programme Outcome Mapping
Course Outcomes Programme Outcomes
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8
CO1 ✔
CO2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
CO3
✔
Course Outcome and Continuous Internal Assessment Mapping
A template to map the Learning Outcomes of the course against the components of assessment is
given below. Please fill in the details as per the learning outcomes identified in your course.
Select the assessment components that address each LO. (Add or delete Columns and rows as per
requirements). Avoid mentioning Y/N, instead assign marks for each component as per the
rubrics assigned for assessment.
Learning Outcomes of the CIA I CIA II CIA III ESE
course
CO 1: Explain the 20 6 10
scientific nature of the
field and analyze the
evolution of the field in
various cultural contexts.
CO 2. Illustrate the role of 10 15 8 30
various factors in the
development of the self as
well as in dynamics of
interpersonal attraction,
prosocial behavior,
aggression, prejudice,
group processes and
attitude formation and
change in a social context.
CO 3: Translate and 10 10 6 10
analyze the scientific
findings in understanding
social behavior.
SECTION IV
Assessment outline:
CIA I is an individual submission, CIA II is a centralized Mid-semester examination and
CIA III is a group assignment. Both CIA I and CIA III will be for 20 marks each and CIA
II will be 50 marks.
Assessment Description:
CIA I
Title: Socialize, organize and theorize
Individual assessment.
Students will work as a class to organize a substance use prevention campaign for the campus. The
activity organized should consist of student-led activities. Each student should take up a role in the
process mandatorily. During the process of organizing the event, students have to observe the social
processes and submit a poster (hardcopy) explaining the one social phenomenon they experienced in
the process of organizing the event.Describe the phenomenon, identify the causal factors, outcomes,
techniques to improve/ facilitate/ reduce the consequences with the help of scientific literature
available on the phenomenon.Students can use digital resources and tools to prepare the poster.
Posters should be color printed in A3 sheet and submitted to the faculty latest by 24/01/2023 11:59
pm. Late submissions will be penalized, 1 mark per day will be reduced for three days, and
beyond which the submissions will not be accepted. Alternative CIAs will be provided with 25%
penalty in such cases.
Learning outcomes:
LO1: Design and conduct a social awareness campaign
LO2: Displays teamwork
LO3: Revises judgments and changes behavior in light of new evidence (Decision making
and problem solving).
LO4: Reflect on the experiences
LO5: Display theoretical knowledge
Evaluation criteria
Effective individual contribution- 3 marks
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Content- 10 marks
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3- (logical flow of explanation)
5- Coverage and depth of the selected phenomenon
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Assignment Description: CIA III
For this assignment, class will be divided into different groups. Each group may consist of 7-8 students.
Groups will have to put on a research exhibition on multiculturalism using ethnography. For putting up
the exhibition each group will choose one of the topics related to multiculturalism and they have to
conduct a pilot level research study on that. Then they need to exhibit everything related to the research
study most creatively (Poster, short documentaries, field note presentation, model articulations). Every
student will have to submit a reflexive video(3 minute) about their research experience also for the same
(Individual component).
Assignment Details
Group assignment (20 Marks)
Submission Date: 10 .04.2022
Learning Outcomes:
1. To understand about different culture and be able to identify and demonstrate psycho-social
characteristics of that culture
2. To enable students to develop sensitivity towards multiculturalism
3. To enhance creative artwork and creative thinking abilities
4. To develop communication and presentation skills
Evaluation Rubrics
Evaluation 5 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 marks
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