Psychology 379: Social Psychology provides an introduction to the field of social psychology, which is the scientific study of how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours influence, and are influenced by, other people in social situations. The course examines basic theories, concepts, and research about individual processes (for example, attitude change), interpersonal processes (for example, aggression), and group processes (for example, intergroup relations).
Note: This page provides only the links for the supplementary online resources. The main readings are from the course textbook.
Social Psychology Network |
Society for Personality and Social Psychology |
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues |
Social and Personality Section, Canadian Psychological Association |
KQED. (2008, May 12). Emotions revealed [Video]. YouTube.
This eleven-minute video describes Dr. Paul Ekman’s study of primary facial expressions in New Guinea. |
Peters, W. (Producer). (1985, March 26). A class divided (Season 1985, Episode 9). Frontline. PBS.
Here you can watch a PBS Frontline program that explores, fifteen years later, what the children in The Eye of the Storm experiment learned. The program includes some original footage from the film. |
Social Psychology Network. (2022). The jigsaw classroom.
Here you can read about the jigsaw classroom technique first developed in the early 1970s by Elliot Aronson. |
University of Alberta, University of Calgary, Athabasca University, Grant McEwan College, Keyano College, Canadian University College, Taylor University College, Nazarene University College, Augustana University College, & Worth Publishers. (2008). Frances Aboud. The Great Canadian Psychology Website.
Here you can read Dr. Frances Aboud’s biography, tour her laboratory at McGill University, and participate in a replication of her research on how children learn about race. |
Project Implicit. Project implicit social attitudes: Implicit Association Test. Harvard University.
Visit this site to complete tests that measure your implicit attitudes toward age, gender, race, and other constructs. |
BBC Radio 4. (2003, December 9). Solomon Asch: Conformity (radio program). Mind changers.
This half-hour program looks at the conformity experiments conducted by Dr. Solomon Asch. |
Zimbardo, P. G. (2022). Stanford prison experiment: A simulation study on the psychology of imprisonment (movie trailer). Stanford Prison Experiment.
Here you can view trailer for the documentary The Stanford Prison Experiment, which is about an experiment conducted by Dr. Philip Zimbardo in 1971 that demonstrated the powerful role of social influence on human behaviour. The page also provides information about the experiment. |
Zimbardo, P. (2011, January 11). Philip Zimbardo: The Milgram experiment (video). Greater Good Science Centre. YouTube.
In this five-minute video, famous psychologist Dr. Philip Zimbardo describes the destructive obedience experiments conducted by Dr. Stanley Milgram. |
Cialdini, R. (2010, April 22). Robert Cialdini: Renowned expert in the psychology of influence (video). Speaker’s Spotlight. YouTube.
In this nine-minute video, Dr. Robert Cialdini talks about several principles of social influence. |
WebUpon. (2021) Game theory 101: The prisoner’s dilemma & iterated prisoner’s dilemma game simulation.
Here you can play an interactive version of the prisoner’s dilemma. |