University of Kerala FYUGP PSYCHOLOGY Syllabus 2024

University of Kerala
Discipline PSYCHOLOGY
Course Code UK2DSCPSY110
Course Title INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Type of Course DSC
Semester II
Academic Level 100 - 199
Course Details Credit Lecture per Tutorial Practicum/ Total
week per week Practical Hours/Week
per week
4 3 hours - 2 hours 5
Pre-requisites -
Course Understanding the fundamentals of social psychology, exploring the
Summary concept of social perception and influence, group behaviour, and
learning social experiments.

Detailed Syllabus:
Module Unit Content Hrs
I Introduction to Social Psychology 12
1 Social psychology - Definition and Scope
2 Brief History of Social Psychology
3 Methods of Social Psychology- Observational Method -
Correlational Method - Experimental Method
4 Socialization Process
II Social Perception 15
5 Basic channels of Nonverbal communication - Facial
expressions, Gazes, Stares, Body language, Touching and Scent
6 Attribution - Jones and Davis’s Theory of Correspondent
inference, Kelley’s theory of causal attributions
7 Attribution Errors - Fundamental attribution error,
Actor-observer effect, Self-serving Bias
Social Cognition 18
III 8 Impact of Schemas on Social Cognition - Attention, Encoding,
Retrieval; Priming, Perseverance effect
9 Schema and Heuristics. Sources of Errors in Social Cognition
10 Errors in Social Cognition - Optimistic bias, Overconfidence
barrier, Planning fallacy, Counterfactual thinking, Magical
thinking
IV Social Influence 18
11 Social influence: Conformity, Factors affecting conformity.
12 Compliance: Underlying Principles and techniques.

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13 Obedience and destructive obedience.

V Interpersonal relationship 12
14 Interpersonal attraction: beginning of attraction, proximity,
emotions, affiliation need. Becoming acquainted- situational
determinants
15 Social media and Relationship development
16 Love- Triangular Model of love
Total hours 75

Practicum
(Any two)

1. Organize Group discussion of different social psychology topics in the classroom and
prepare reports.
2. Observe and practice tactics related to social influence and prepare a report.
3. Analyze a cultural product like film, serial, advertisement or reel and analyse how it
imparts social influence.

Reference

Baron, R.A., & Branscombe, N.R. (2012). Social Psychology (13th ed). New Delhi:
Pearson Education.

Baron, R.A., Branscombe, N.R., Byrne, D., & Bhardwaj, G. (2009). Social Psychology,
(12th ed). New Delhi: Pearson Education.

Baron, R.A., & Byrne, D. (2002). Social Psychology, (10th ed.). New Delhi: Pearson
Education.

Myers, D.G. (2006). Social Psychology. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill Inc.

Michener, H. A., Delamater, J.D. & Myers, D.J. (2004). Social Psychology. Thomson
Wadsworth Publication.

Course Outcomes

No. Upon completion of the course, the graduate will Cognitive PSO
be able to Level addressed

CO-1 Understand the basic concepts and methods of U 1

social psychology.

CO-2 Explore the social cognition strategies, impression U 1,2

management tactics and the method of attitude
development.

CO-3 Analyze the impact of group interactions, leadership An 1,3

and social influence on individual behaviour.

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CO-4 Evaluate the role of social psychology in shaping E 1,2,5

patterns of interpersonal attraction and prosocial
behaviour.

CO-5 Apply the principles of attribution theory to explain Ap 1,2,4

social behaviour.
R-Remember, U-Understand, Ap-Apply, An-Analyse, E-Evaluate, C-Create

Introduction to Social Psychology: Credits: [Link] (Lecture: Tutorial: Practical)

CO CO PO/ Cognitive Knowledge Lecture (L)/ Practic

No. PSO Level Category Tutorial (T) al (P)

1 CO-1 1 U F, C 4 0

2 CO-2 1,2 U P 3 1

3 CO-3 1,3 An M 4 0

4 CO-4 1,2,5 E M 4 0

5 CO-5 1,2,4 Ap M, P 2 2

F-Factual, C- Conceptual, P-Procedural, M-Metacognitive

Mapping of COs with PSOs and POs :

PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P P P P P P P P
O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 O6 O7 O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 O6 O7 O8
CO 1 1 - - - - - 3 1 - - - - - - -
CO 2 2 3 - - 2 - 2 2 3 - - - - 3 -
CO 3 - - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1
CO 4 - - 2 3 - - - - - 2 3 - - - 2
CO 5 - 1 - - 2 - 2 - 1 - - - - 1 -
CO 6 - - - 3 - - - - - - 3 - - - -

Correlation Levels:

Level Correlation
- Nil
1 Slightly / Low
2 Moderate / Medium
3 Substantial / High

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Assessment Rubrics:

● Quiz / Assignment/ Quiz/ Discussion / Seminar

● Midterm Exam
● Final Exam

Mapping of COs to Assessment Rubrics :

Internal Exam Quiz/Assignment/seminar End Semester Examinations

CO 1 ✓ ✓ ✓
CO 2 ✓ ✓
CO 3 ✓ ✓
CO 4 ✓ ✓
CO 5 ✓ ✓
CO6 ✓ ✓ ✓

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