HPS204 - Human Social Behaviour
Unit details
| Year | 2017 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | Anna Klas Email: HPS204@deakin.edu.au |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HPS674, HPS774 |
| Contact hours: | Trimester 1 Campus: 1 x 1 hour class per week and 1 x 2 hour seminar per week Trimester 1 and Trimester 3 Cloud (online): 1 x 2 hour Cloud (online) seminar per week |
Content
This Unit covers the main theories and research methods of social psychology. Topics include: research methods and ethical issues in social psychology; social cognition; attribution; nature and measurement of attitudes; changing attitudes; conformity and social change; group processes and decision-making; prejudice and intergroup behaviour; culture; self and identity; aggression; attraction and close relationships; and prosocial behaviour.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: APA-style lab report assignment (2000 words) 45%
Assessment task 2: Team-based learning activity (500 words) 10%
Assessment task 3: Examination (2 hours) 45%
Prescribed texts
Human Social Behaviour HPS204/774 Custom Publication, Vaughan & Hogg, Pearson Education
Unit Fee Information
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