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Social Psychology is the scientific study of how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are influenced by the real, imagined, or implied presence of others. This course provides a broad overview of topics in social psychology. The lectures will cover a range of topics illustrating the impact of social context on the individual by focusing on topics such as the self-concept, social perception, intergroup bias, attitudes and persuasion, social influence, group processes, close relationships, prosocial behaviour and aggression. The course also contains a laboratory component in which students work in small groups conducting social psychology research projects.
PSYC105 and PSYC106
PSYC332
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Kumar Yogeeswaran
David G. Myers and Jean M. Twenge; Social Psychology ; 15th; McGraw Hill, 2025.
The course is not entirely built around the textbook but overlaps with the text in a complementary fashion. Reading the textbook should not be considered to be an alternative to watching lectures. There will be material covered in the lecture course that is not in the textbook.
Domestic fee $1,058.00
International fee $5,388.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .