| Short Title: | Social Psychology |
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| Full Title: | Social Psychology |
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| Description: | To provide students with a thorough knowledge of Personality and Social Psychology at foundation level and to enable the students to apply their knowledge to issues of relevance to social care workers. |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
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| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to | - Identify the main characteristics within social psychology.
- Apply principles of Social Psychology as they apply to minority groups.
- Illustrate the effective use of empirical research in resolving debates within social psychology.
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Module Content & Assessment| Content |
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Social Psychology - Social Cognition and Social Thinking Social Psychology - Attribution and Social Knowledge Social Psychology - Self and identity Social Psychology - Attitudes and attitude change Social Psychology - People in groups; Inter-group behaviour Social Psychology - Leadership and decision-making Social Psychology - Prejudice and discrimination Social Psychology - Language and communication Social Psychology - Culture Applying Social Psychology Criminal Justice System.
Possible topics: Reliability of eyewitness testimony, group processes in juries, social psychological influences on the decision-making sequence in the criminal justice system, social-psychological and personality influences on juvenile delinquency.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 50% | | End of Semester Formal Examination | 50% |
| | Outcome addressed | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Formal End-of-Semester Examination | 1,2,3 | 50% | Semester End |
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| Coursework Breakdown |
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| Type | Description | Outcome addressed | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Continuous Assessment | n/a | | 50 | n/a | | Assignment | n/a | 2 | 0 | n/a |
| Reassessment Requirement |
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Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element. |
IT Tallaght reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment Module Workload & Resources| Workload | Full-time |
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| Type | Description | Hours | Frequency | Average Weekly Learner Workload |
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| Lecture | No Description | 3 | Every Week | 3.00 | | Independent Learning Time | No Description | 3 | Every Week | 3.00 | | Total Weekly Learner Workload | 6.00 | | Total Weekly Contact Hours | 3.00 |
| Resources |
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| Required Book Resources |
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- Hogg, M. & Vaughan, G. 2007, Social Psychology, Prentice Hall
| | Recommended Book Resources |
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- A. Goldstein 2002, The Psychology of Group Aggression, Wiley
- Hewstone, M., Stroebe, W., Jonas, K. (ed.s) 2007, Introduction to social psychology: a European perspective, 4th ed. Ed., WileyBlackwell
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