Psychology of Social Influence
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Course code
PSO7068.LT
old course code
PSO7068
Course title in Estonian
Mõjustamispsühholoogia
Course title in English
Psychology of Social Influence
ECTS credits
4.0
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assessment
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Create the possibilities for acquiring knowledge of the nature of social influence. Support the acquisition of knowledge that enable to analyze situations related to social influence and give an idea about one of the most practical fields of social psychology and teach how to protect oneself from the ways of social influencing.
Brief description of the course
The main concepts of psychology of influence. The nature of social influence. Creating motivation. Formation of attitudes. Cognitive dissonance. Conformity. Stereotypes and explanations. Imitation. Decisive heuristics. Contrast principle. Mutuality. Commitment and consistency. Automatism. Social reinforcement. Simulation. Agreeableness.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- understands simpler influencing strategies and are generally able to defend themselves against them.
- is able to analyse the relative success of various ways of influencing.
Teacher
Dots Katrin Kullasepp
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