Psychology

PSYCH 341

Psychology of Social Judgment

Course Description
This course explores how people make judgments about themselves, others, and a wide variety of events. Emphasis will be placed on how we form these judgments as well as how we make predictions, explain behavior, and decide between options. Additional topics include: impression formation, self-presentation, group stereotyping, views of the self, nonconscious processes, and the interplay between affect and cognition. This course will focus on many biases and errors in our thinking and discuss ways in which these biases are adaptive or maladaptive. Ways to improve our judgments and decisions will be discussed. Students will have a chance to explore the processes involved in many judgments and decisions they make on a daily basis.

Prerequisites
PSYC 200 and PSYC 201

Offered
Alternate years

Course Credit
Three hours

Course Professor
Dr. Klaaren