Social Psychology

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Social psychology studies cognitions, emotions and human behaviour especially determined by interaction with other people. The course begins with a few of the classical themes from social psychology: conformity, attitudes and attitude change, and cognitive dissonance. Furthermore, themes like prejudices and stereotypes, aggression and persuasion will be considered. During the course, students will translate social psychological theories into small-scale "real-life" studies.