Fundamentals of Social Psychology
Eugene Lang College Lib Arts: Psychology
Course Reference Number: 4755
Credits: 4
Whether choosing what to have for breakfast, whom to marry, who to vote for, or what career to pursuit, our choices are based on judgments and decisions. In this course we will examine the affective, cognitive, and motivational processes involved in human judgment and decision making. When psychological processes lead to accurate judgments and optimal decisions, and when do they fail to do so? What role do emotions play in decision making? Can people become better decision makers? We will cover basic concepts and recent findings on the psychology of judgment and decisions making, learn to assess the quality of empirical research, and formulate novel hypotheses.
College: Eugene Lang College Lib Arts (LC)
Department: Psychology (LPSY)
Campus: New York City (GV)
Course Format: Lecture (L)
Max Enrollment: 35