Social Psychology

🎓Courses(4)

Introduction to Psychology

What are people most afraid of? What do our dreams mean? Are we natural-born racists? What makes us happy? What are the causes and cures of mental illness? This course tries to answer these questions and many others, providing a comprehensive overview of the scientific study of thought and behavior. It explores topics such as perception, communication, learning, memory, decision-making, persuasion, emotions, and social behavior. We will look at how these aspects of the mind develop in children, how they differ across people, how they are wired-up in the brain, and how they break down due to illness and injury.

Social Psychology

Ever wonder why people do what they do? This course—which includes more than $1,000 of video and reading materials—offers some answers based on the latest research from social psychology. Students taking the course for a Certificate will also receive free membership in Social Psychology Network (SocialPsychology.org). COURSE DESCRIPTION FROM PROFESSOR PLOUS: Each of us is dealt a different hand in life, but we all face similar questions when it comes to human behavior: What leads us to like one person and dislike another? How do conflicts and prejudices develop, and how can they be reduced? Can psychological research help protect the environment, and if so, how? This course offers a brief introduction to classic and contemporary social psychology, covering topics such as decision making, persuasion, group behavior, personal attraction, and factors that promote health and well-being. Our focus will be on surprising, entertaining, and intriguing research findings that are easy to apply in daily life. The course will also draw from the websites of Social Psychology Network, the world's largest online community devoted to social psychology. I hope you'll join me for this course, have fun, and learn some useful information that enriches your life.

Social Psychology

Social Norms, Social Change

This is a course on social norms, the rules that glue societies together. It teaches how to diagnose social norms, and how to distinguish them from other social constructs, like customs or conventions. These distinctions are crucial for effective policy interventions aimed to create new, beneficial norms or eliminate harmful ones. The course teaches how to measure social norms and the expectations that support them, and how to decide whether they cause specific behaviors. The course is a joint Penn-UNICEF project, and it includes many examples of norms that sustain behaviors like child marriage, gender violence and sanitation practices. This is Part 1 of the Social Norms, Social Change series. In these lectures, I introduce all the basic concepts and definitions, such as social expectations and conditional preferences, that help us distinguish between different types of social practices like customs, descriptive norms and social norms. Expectations and preferences can be measured, and these lectures explain how to measure them. Measurement is crucial to understanding the nature of the practice you are facing, as well as whether an intervention was or was not successful, and why. In Part 2, we will put into practice all we have learned in Part 1. New! Please use this link for a 30% discount on the recommended book that accompanies this course! https://global.oup.com/academic/product/9780190622053/?cc=us&lang=en&promocode=AAFLYG6

📚Books(6)

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The Social Animal

The Social Animal - A book resource

Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)

Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) - A book resource

Social Psychology

Social Psychology - A book resource

Attitude

Attitude - A book resource

Conformity

Conformity - A book resource

Influence

Influence - A book resource

🌐Websites(8)

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Verywell Mind - Social Psychology

Free articles and guides

Social Psychology Network

Comprehensive resource hub for social psych

socialpsychology.org

Socialpsychology.org is the hub of the Social Psychology Network, offering articles, teaching resources, and up-to-date research and news in social psychology. It also provides directories, job listings, and professional resources for students, educators, and researchers.

cialdini.com

Official site of Dr. Robert Cialdini, a leading figure in social psychology and persuasion, offering explanations of core influence principles, information on his books (Influence, Pre-Suasion), and access to articles, training, and additional resources.

spsp.org

SPSP.org is the official site of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, a hub for social psychology resources and community. It features news, research resources, conference and journal information, and guidance for students, researchers, and educators.

socialpsych.org

Socialpsych.org is a learning resource hub for social psychology, offering concise explanations of key theories, research summaries, and practical teaching materials. It includes articles, tutorials, and classroom activities to help students and educators explore and study social psychology.

nobaproject.com/social

NOBA Project's Social Psychology section is a free, open-access resource that provides a modular social psychology textbook along with quizzes, activities, and teaching materials. It covers core topics such as attitudes, persuasion, social cognition, conformity, stereotypes, and group dynamics, with ready-to-use resources for instructors and students.

greatergood.berkeley.edu

Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley offers evidence-based articles, videos, podcasts, and classroom resources focused on social and emotional well-being. It covers empathy, compassion, bias, cooperation, and prosocial behavior, with practical tips and activities drawn from psychology research.

🎙️Podcasts(6)

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Invisibilia

Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.

The Social Brain

The place where society and biology meet. Conversations exploring the evolution and function of the human brain and the social pressures that shaped it into what it is today.

Soc Psych Podcast

This is a podcast for students studying the vocational applied social science programme at Runshaw College and contains guidance and revision materials for the applied psychology unit.

The Milgram

The Milgram Experiment Podcast

Stanford Weekly

This Week in Space is your source for space news and analysis. Tune in on Sundays for editorials, panel discussions, and updates on everything from the latest in space science to the progress of commercial rocketry.

The Social

Exploring the fascinating minds of creative people. Conversations with writers, artists and creative thinkers across the Arts and STEM. We discuss their life, work and artistic practice. Winners of Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Pulitzer, Nobel Prize, leaders and public figures share real experiences and offer valuable insights. Notable guests and participating museums and organizations include: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Neil Patrick Harris, Smithsonian, Roxane Gay, Musée Picasso, EARTHDAY-ORG, Neil Gaiman, UNESCO, Joyce Carol Oates, Mark Seliger, Acropolis Museum, Hilary Mantel, Songwriters Hall of Fame, George Saunders, The New Museum, Lemony Snicket, Pritzker Architecture Prize, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Serpentine G...