HPS204 - Social Psychology
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Community Based Delivery (CBD)*, Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Emma Marshall Trimester 3: Heidi Renner |
| Previously: | Human Social Behaviour |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HPS774 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Trimester 3: 1 x 1 hour online lecture per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:*National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute students only. Drop-in Q&A online sessions will be scheduled throughout the trimester; see the unit cloud site for more details. | |
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.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Identify, describe, compare, and apply the major types of social psychological theories and concepts. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Recognise and characterise the evolutionary and cultural perspectives that inform social psychology theory and research. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Evaluate and integrate the major social psychology theories, studies, and research methods. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Apply social psychology knowledge to generate hypotheses and solutions to everyday situations or problems. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Demonstrate effective communication in written form, including writing for coherence and reflecting on group processes in a team setting. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: (Individual) Research Proposal | 1500 words | 45% |
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| Assessment 2: (Individual) Online quizzes | 3 quizzes, 15 multiple choice questions per quiz, 30 minutes per quiz | 20% |
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| Assessment 3: (Individual) End-of-unit assessment | 1000 words/ 120 minutes | 35% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HPS204 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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