Current Topics in Social Psychology (PSYC40002)

Intended learning outcomes

The subject aims to:

• give a critical account of some of the current topical areas in personality and social psychology
• derive testable predictions from current theories of personality and social psychology
• assess the adequacy of current theories in personality and social psychology in relation to empirical findings
• summarise data in a way that is appropriate to the empirical text of current theories in personality and social psychology, and
• communicate clearly theoretical and practical implications the theories and empirical findings in personality and social psychology

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, students should have a greater ability to: critically appraise current knowledge and its internal structure; critically evaluate the methods used to acquire the current knowledge; critically analyse the current knowledge within a larger socio-historical and intellectual context; appropriately interpret empirical data in light of the current knowledge and methodological consideration; constructively plan a theoretical and empirical research project to advance knowledge.