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Social Psychology SYP 3000

This course is part of the University of South Floridas Foundations of Knowledge and Learning Core Curriculum. It
is certified for Social and Behavioral Sciences and for the following dimensions: Critical Thinking, Inquiry-Based
Learning, Human and Cultural Diversity, Interrelationships among Disciplines. Students enrolled in this course
will be asked to participate in the USF General Education assessment effort. This might involve submitting copies of
writing assignments for review, responding to surveys, or participating in other measurements designed to assess the
FKL Core Curriculum learning outcomes.

Christina Partin
Instructional Team: Oce: CPR232
Oce Hours: AvailableviaGmailchatorinperson,byappointment
Email: syp3000team@gmail.com

Jessie Altice Carley Geiss

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appointment appointment
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Use the email address above to ensure a timely response!

Course Description

This course is an upper level course that will Inside this Syllabus:
makeyoufamiliarwithtopicsofinterestinthe
field of social psychology. We willdiscuss cur Instructor Contact 1
rent events that relate to our field, as well as
Required Textbook
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tradi onaltheoriesandstudiesthatsocialpsy
chologyisbuiltupon.Thiscourseisdesignedto About the Assignments
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get students asking ques ons about how we
Course Grading Scale
par cipate in a larger society, how we as indi 4

viduals influence others and how others influ Course Policies

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enceus,whyweholdthebeliefsthatwehave
and how we act accordingly, and why any of General Education Info
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thisisimportantinourlives.Inotherwords,as
About Sociology at
my students, you will develop an enhanced sociological imagina on, USF
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whereyoucantakeanewlookattheordinaryworldandseesocialpsy
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chologicalphenomenahappeningallaroundyou.

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Required Textbooks
Twobooksarerequiredforthisclass.

SocialPsychologySYP3000:APearsonCustomReader
CompiledbyChris naPar nISBN:1256834408
Thistextisacollec onofsocialpsychologyar clesthatwillberequired
throughoutthesemester.Thereadingslistedbelow(inthecoursesched
ule)thatsaySoc Psych Readerwillrefertothistext.

ElephantsonAcidandOtherBizarreExperiments,AlexBoese,2007
ISBN:9780156031356

Addi onally,thereisanop onalcoursepacketavailableatProCopy.Ifyouwouldliketobuyall

ofyournotespreprintedinaspiralboundbooklet(insteadofprin ngthemonyourowneach
week),youcandosoatwww.procopy.com/shop
5219E.FowlerAve.Tampa,FL33617,OPEN24hours/7daysaweek.(813)9885900

Student Learning Outcomes

Studentswillbeabletodemonstratetheiracquisi onofknowledgeaboutthehistory,
backgroundofthediscipline,andprominenttheoristsinthefieldofsocialpsychology
throughsuccessfulcomple onofassignmentssuchasquizzes.
Studentswillbeabletocomprehendconceptsthroughcoursereadingsandwillbeableto
applythoseconceptsinassignmentssuchascri calthinkingoressayassignments.
Studentswillbeabletoanalyzeresearchinsocialpsychology,andcomprehendtheim
portanceofresearchinunderstandingsociallife.Thisskillwillbedemonstratedinwri ng
assignments,quizzes,orexamswithfocusedques onsaboutresearchmethods.
Studentswillbeabletounderstandandevaluateindividualsconnectwithsocietyonmi
croandmacrolevelsthroughassignmentsthatfocusoncri calthinkingskills.

Perhapsmostimportantly,studentswillbeabletoevaluateanduseacri callenstoview
thesocialworld,andseesocialpsychologyhappeningbyapplyingthesociologicalimagi
na on.Thiswillbedemonstratedinappliedquizques ons,examques ons,and/orother
assignmentsthatrequirecri calthinkingandinquirybasedlearningtoevaluatesociallife
orsolveproblems.
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Course Requirements/Grading
Therewillbefour(4)componentsofthegradingprocess,whichwillbeassuch:
1. Quizzes
2. Tests
3. Cri calThinkingAc vi es
4. Ar cleReviewandDeconstruc on

1. QUIZZES
Asweprogressthroughthecourse,fromweektoweekyouwillseequizzesonCanvasalong
withyourvideoclipsandnotes.Thisistoensurethatyouareunderstandingthematerial,and
that you are not falling behind in the class. These quizzes will be based on the informa on
fromthatweek,andwillcons tuteapor onofyourfinalgrade.Thesequizzescannotbesub
mi eda erthedeadlineorturnedinlate.Thequizzesintotalwillamountto100 points.

2. TESTS
Wewillhavethree(3)teststhroughoutthecourse.Eachtestwillcoveronlythematerialfrom
thatsec onofthecourse(theyarenotcumula ve).Ireservetherighttousemul plechoice,
T/F,shortansweroressayques ons.Studentswillbeeligibletotakeamakeupexamonlyat
theinstructorsdiscre onwith proper documenta on.Eachtestisworth100 points(300 to
tal).

3. CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES

Cri calThinkingAc vi eswillbeannouncedonCanvasinyourweeklyinstruc ons.Somewill
becompletedindividually,andothersmayrequireyoutointeractwithclassmatesviaCanvas.
Youwillalwaysbegradedforyourowneorts.However,whenaskedto,youareexpectedto
workcollegiallywithclassmatesandestablishaprofessionalrapportwithpeers.Disrespector
harassmentwillNOTBETOLERATED,andengaginginthesekindsofbehaviorscanresultina
totallossofpointsinthiscategory.YourCri calThinkingAc vi eswillbeworth50 points.

4. ARTICLE REVIEW AND DECONSTRUCTION

Youwillberequiredtocri callyexamineanacademicar clefromasocialpsychologyjournal.
Uponreviewingthisar cle,youwillbeaskedtowriteadeconstruc on,whereyouwillbreak
down the themes, research methods, and findings of the ar cle. You will receive a specific
prompttohelpguideyourinquiryandwriteup.Thispaperwillbeyourownoriginalworkand
it will serve to demonstrate your understanding of the course material. We will spend me
throughout the semester talking about this paper. More details and specific instruc ons will
follow.Thepapersshouldbetyped,doublespaced,12pt.font,andmustmeettheminimum
wordandlengthrequirements.Thispaperwillbeworth50 points.

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Grade Breakdowns:
Assignment Percentage of Grade

Quizzes 100points(combined)
Test#1 100points
Test#2 100points
Test#3 100points
Cri calThinkingAc vi es 50points
Ar cleDeconstruc on 50points
Use these charts to
Total Points Possible: 500 (see below for grading scale) understand the im-
pact of each assign-
ment on your final
Point Conversion Scale: grade!

Percentage Le er Grade Points Needed to Get

That Grade!
97100= A+ 482.5500
9096= A 447.5482.4
Social psychology
8789= B+ 432.5447.4 is especially
8086= B 397.5432.4 interested in the
effect which the
7779= C+ 382.5397.4 social group has in
7076= C 347.5382.4 the determination
of the experience
6769= D+ 332.5347.4 and conduct of the
6066= D 297.5332.4 individual member.

059= F 0297.4 -George Herbert

Mead

Professional Conduct
INADDITIONtothecategoriesabove,pleasenotethatwetakeprofessionalismandrespect
veryseriously.Weworkveryhardtocreateanatmosphereofrespectandcourtesyforyou
and we expect the same from you. While we would hate to implement this policy, please
notethatwereservetherighttodeduct UP TO 10%ofyourfinalgradeforsevereviola ons
ofprofessionalconduct.Thiswouldincludebehaviorssuchassendinginappropriateemails,
using oensive language, engaging in slander, making disparaging remarks, or other disre
spec ul behaviors generally deemed inappropriate for the respec ul, collegial college stu
dentsthatyouare!

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Late Work
This is college and you are responsible adults. You already know that in the workplace, deadlines are
deadlines,andifyoudontmeetthem,youwontgetpaid,orworse,youllloseyourjob.Similarly,in
thisclassifyoudontmeetthedeadlines,youwillnotreceivecreditforyourwork.Weencourageyouto
bePROACTIVE,not REACTIVE. Ifa deadlineisat11:59pm,andyoustartat11pmandhaveques ons,
thereisagoodchancethatwewillbesleepingandwewontanswerapanickedemailatthat me!BE
SAFE:STARTEARLY!IntheeventthatyouexperienceaCanvasglitchoryourdocumentwontuploador
someotherlastminuteissuearises,itisYOURRESPONSIBILITYtoemailyourworktousattheemailad
dressonthefirstpageofthesyllabusBEFOREthedeadlinesothatwecanatleastseethatyourworkwas
completedon me.Ifwecannotverifythatitwasdoneinadvanceofthedeadline,undernocircum
stancewillcreditbeawarded.

Make-Up Work
Makeupworkisonlyavailablewithinstructorspermissionwithdocumenta onofyourunexcused,un
planned, and outsideofyourcontrol absence. (Regularly scheduled doctors appointments, or work
schedules,forexamplewouldnotbeconsideredexcused.)AllmakeupworkMUSTbecompletedwithin
one week of the date of the original assignment. In the event that the excused absence exceeds that
meframe,makeupworkmustbesubmi edorcompletedwithinoneweekofthereturndate.

Proofreading Your Work

Itisyourresponsibilitytoreviewyourworkpriortosubmi ngit.Wealwaysexpectcollegelevelwri ng,
includinggrammar,spelling,punctua on,etc.Further,itisHIGHLYrecommendedthatyourereadthe
instruc onsbeforesubmi ngyourworktomakesurethatyouhavemettherequirementsoftheassign
ment,includinglength.Once you have submi ed an assignment, we will Need Help with Your Writing?
grade what you have given us (even if you have submi ed it early).
Therefore, blank documents, par al documents, or documents that have The Writing Studio
not been edited will be considered your final dra . Library Second Floor
813-974-8293
Academic Dishonesty: Cheating and Plagiarism http://www.lib.usf.edu/writing/
Plagiarism,orliterarythe ,isdefinedasappropria ngtheliterarycompo
si onofanotherperson,includingparts,passages,orlanguageofthewri ng,andpassingotheappro
priatematerialasonesown.Plagiarismisthefailuretogivepropercreditorcita ontoonessourcesof
informa on.Itincludesthefailuretouseconven onalmethodsofdocumenta onformaterialquoted
orparaphrased.Addi onally,plagiarismincludesallowingsomeoneelsetocomposeorrewriteanas
signmentforastudent.Pleaseseethecollegehandbookformoreinforma on.Chea ngandPlagiarism
willabsolutelyNOTbetolerated,andminimally,agradeofzero(0)willbeassigned.Furtherdisciplinary
ac onwillbeatthediscre onoftheinstructor.Penal esforacademicdishonestywilldependonthe
seriousnessoftheoenseandmayincludegivingthestudentan"F"or"Zero"onthesubjectpaper,lab
report,etc.;oran"F"orFFgradeinthecourse.Iftheoenseisseriousenough,itmaywarrantthestu
dent'ssuspensionorexpulsionfromtheUniversity.TheUniversitydropandforgivenesspoliciesmaynot
beusedforacourseinwhichthestudenthasbeenaccusedofacademicdishonesty.Theinternaltran
scriptofastudentwhoisawardedan"F"foracademicdishonestywillread"FF."Note:AgradeofFfor
academicdishonesty,resul nginagradeofFFinthestudentsrecord,requiresno fica onofthein
tenttoawardthegradetothestudentandsubsequentapprovalbytheGraduateDeanorUndergraduate
Deanasappropriate.No cethatastudenthasbeendismissedforreasonsofacademicdishonestyisre
flectedonthestudentstranscriptasDismissedforAcademicDishonesty.Seeregula onUSF3.027.

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Academic Integrity: Honesty and Professionalism

Inaddi ontonotchea ngorplagiarizing,youareexpectedtomaintainthehighestlevelofacademic
integrity.Academicintegrityisgroundedincertainfundamentalvalues,whichincludehonesty,re
spectandfairness.Broadlydefined,academichonestyisthecomple onofallacademicendeavorsand
claimsofscholarlyknowledgeasrepresenta veofonesowneorts.Knowledgeandmaintenanceof
theacademicstandardsofhonestyandintegrityassetforthbytheUniversityaretheresponsibilityof
theen reacademiccommunity,includingtheinstruc onalfaculty,staandstudents(USFRegula on
3.026). A lack of academic integrity is punishable in the same way as academic dishonesty: if the
oensepertainstoapar cularassignment,agradeofzero(0)willbeassigned.Furtherdisciplinary
ac onwillbeatthediscre onoftheprofessor.

Equal Access Statement/SDS Accommodations:

Iamcommi edtoprovidingeverystudent,withoutregardtorace,ethnicity,creed,religion,gender,
age,maritalstatus,disability,sexualorienta on.na onalorigin,etc.,thesameopportunitytolearn.If
youhaveanyspecialneedsthatwouldprohibityoufroma ainingthisequaleduca on,pleaseadvise
me,ortheOceofStudentServicesassoonaspossible,sothatwecanmakearrangementssuitable
forthecircumstance.Also,ifyoufeelthatyouarenotge nganequalopportunityduetothereasons
listedaboveorforanyotherreason,pleasefeelfreetocontactmewithoutfearofretribu on.Har
assment will not be condoned or tolerated. Students with disabili es are responsible for registering
withStudentswithDisabili esServicesinordertoreceiveacademicaccommoda ons.SDSencourages
studentstono fyinstructorsofaccommoda onneedsatleast5businessdayspriortoneedingthe
accommoda on.Ale erfromSDSmustaccompanythisrequest.

Additional Info about the General Education Component of this Course:

GeneralEduca onDimensionswillbeachievedinthefollowingways:
1) Cri cal Thinking. Cri calthinkingistheabilitytoengageinanaly calthoughtthatgoesbeyondverba mlearning
of facts, so that one can cri cally evaluate those facts in a way that is dierent than how they are present
ed.Cri calthinkingasintegraltothebasicdesignofthisclassinthataprincipalfocusofthecourseisthecom
parisonandcri calevalua onofthedierentschoolsofthoughtinSocialPsychology.Inaddi on,cri calthink
ingwillbemodeledintheclassroomlecturesandonlinematerialsthemselves,anditisthecentralskillneededto
dowri ngassignment(s).
2) Inquiry. Inquirybased learning refers to an ac ve learning approach in which the learner acquires knowledge
fromexperience.Anexampleisstructuredinquiry,inwhichtheteacherprovidesstudentswithahandsonprob
lemtoinves gateaswellasthenecessaryproceduresandmaterials,butdoesnotinformthemofexpectedout
comes.Inquirybasedlearningisintegraltotheassignmentsinthiscourse.
3) Human and Cultural Diversity. Coursesthatinformaboutdiversitytreatitasaninherentpartofthehumancon
di onandaddresssuchissuesastheevolu onaryscienceofdiversity,linguis cdiversity,andcultural,gender,
and ethnic diversity as survival strategies. This class incorporates these elements throughout the course and
mostdirectlyduringdiscussionsofBiologicalandSocialInfluences,Language,andPrejudiceandRacism.
4) Interrela onships among Disciplines. ThefieldofSocialPsychologyisinherentlyinterdisciplinaryinthatitisa
core subject in the curricula of both Psychology departments and Sociology departments. This class follows in
thattradi onduringeachclassmee ngbydrawingfrombothvariantsofthefieldinordertoacquaintstudents
withhowscholarsinPsychologyaswellastheircounterpartsinSociologyapproachthesametopic.Socialpsy
chological principles and research findings are also widely used in many other disciplines. Management, mar
ke ng, and law are only a few examples, and those (and similar) applica ons are emphasized throughout this
courseaswell.

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About Sociology at USF!

Sociology is the study of social life. Sociologists

investigate the structure of groups, organizations,
and societies. Because all human behavior is social,
our subject matter ranges from intimate families
to hostile mobs; from crime to religion; from the
divisions of race, gender, and social class to the
shared beliefs of a common culture; from the so-
ciology of work to the sociology of emotions.

The Sociology major and minor are designed to provide students with a broad liberal arts educa-
tion and a greater understanding of the social systems and processes that bear upon everyday
lives. Opportunities for students with Bachelor's degrees in Sociology are quite varied. Some go
on to work for human service agencies; others work in personnel, criminal justice, and urban
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 Tentative Course Schedule (topics are subject to change)

Welcome to Social Psychology ONLINE!

Orientation and Scavenger Hunt!

Readings:
Week 1 Social Psych Reader: Chapter 1
Introduction to Social Psychology
What is Social Psychology?
May 15-21 Social Psychology: Who We Are and What We Do
How Sociologists Do Research
Social Psychologys Three Little Pigs

Assignments:
Quiz 1: Course Scavenger Hunt!
Biological and Social Influences

Readings:
Social Psych Reader: Chapter 2
What Does it Mean to Be Human? Nature, Society, and Culture
The Girl in the Window

Elephants on Acid:
A Girl Named Gua pg. 176
The Mock Tickle Machine pg. 30
Little Albert and the Rat pg. 164
Week 2
Assignments:
Quiz 2: Biological and Social Influences
May 22-28 Socialization

Readings:
Social Psych Reader: Chapter 3
Socialization
Socialization: The Process of Fitting Into Society

Elephants on Acid:
Space Invaders in the Loo pg. 200

Assignments:
Quiz 3: Socialization
Critical Thinking #1

CAUTION: Do Not Miss Course Deadlines!!!!

Get a Calendar and Remember These Dates...

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 Identity and the Self

Readings:
Social Psych Reader: Chapter 4
Week 3 Identity and the Self
Self-Concept, Self-esteem, and Identity
Female and Male Perceptions of Ideal Body Shapes
May 29-
June 4 Elephants on Acid:
Beneficial Brainwashing pg. 73

Assignments:
Quiz 4: Identity and the Self
Test #1
Personality

Readings:
Social Psych Reader: Chapter 5
Personality

Additional required readings for this section are posted on Canvas!!

Assignments:
Quiz 5: Personality
Critical Thinking #2
Interpersonal Attraction & Bonding

Readings:
Week 4 Social Psych Reader: Chapter 6
Interpersonal Attraction and Bonding
June 5-11 Close Quarters
The Small World Problem
Lessons from an Arranged Marriage

Elephants on Acid:
Touching Strangers pg. 33
Arousal on a Creaky Bridge pg. 137
The Hard to Get Woman pg. 139
Voulez-Vous Coucher Avec Moi (Ce Sior)? pg. 154

On Canvas:
Please read the article that is associated with the practice deconstruction
assignment. It pertains to the topic this week.
Assignments:
Quiz 6: Interpersonal Attraction and Bonding
Practice Deconstruction Due (Counts as a Critical Thinking #3)

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 Communication
Readings:
Social Psych Reader: Chapter 7
Why He Cant Hear What Youre Saying
Elephants on Acid:
The White Bear pg. 80

Week 5 Assignments:
Quiz 7: Communication
June 12-18 Perception and Attribution
Readings:
Social Psych Reader: Chapter 8
Looking Askance at Eyewitness Testimony
Attributions in the Advice Columns: Actors and Observers, Causes and Reasons
On Being Sane in Insane Places

Assignments:
Quiz 8: Perception and Attribution
Attitudes
Readings:
Week 6 Social Psych Reader: Chapter 9
Attitudes
June 19-25 Assignments:
Quiz 9: Attitudes
Test #2
Week 7
Article Deconstruction is Due this Week!
June 26-July 2
Stereotypes, Prejudice, & Discrimination
Readings:
Social Psych Reader: Chapter 10
Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Reducing Prejudice: Combating Intergroup Biases
Talking Openly About Race Thwarts Racism in Children
Assignments:
Quiz 10: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Group Dynamics
Week 8 Readings:
Social Psych Reader: Chapter 11
July 3-9 Group Dynamics
Experiments in Group Conflict
Group Decision Fiascoes Continue: Space Shuttle Challenger and a Revised Groupthink
Framework
Elephants on Acid:
What a Difference a Bag Makes pg. 222
The Unresponsive Bystander pg. 236
Assignments:
Quiz 11: Group Dynamics
Critical Thinking #4

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 Influence and Conformity

Readings:
Social Psych Reader: Chapter 12
Some Conditions of Obedience and Disobedience to Authority

Elephants on Acid:
Lost in the Mall pg. 82
Shocking Obedience pg. 211

Assignments:
Week 9
Quiz 12: Influence and Conformity
Persuasion and Power
July 10-16
Readings:
Social Psych Reader: Chapter 13
Excerpt from The Power of Persuasion

Elephants on Acid:
The Stanford Prison Experiment pg. 230

Assignments:
Quiz 13: Persuasion and Power
Critical Thinking #5
Week 10
Wrap Up and Test #3
July 17-21
PLEASE NOTE THE SEMESTER ENDS ON FRIDAY, JULY 21!!!!!!!!! THIS IS NOT A FULL
THESE DATES WEEK INCLUDING THE WEEKEND LIKE YOU ARE ACCOSTUMED TO!!!!!!!

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