Social Psychology Experiments - Insight into the Human Thought Process
In this 4-week course, students will learn the basics of experiments in the field of psychology and discuss famous social experiments which we will dissect together to understand the human thought process.
Carmen Buchanan, M.S.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(51)
What's included
4 live meetings
3 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursAssignments
1 hour per week. 1-2 throughout the classGrading
Assignments are optional, If a student decides to submit one, the teacher will review it and offer written feedback.Class Experience
US Grade 10 - 12
This is a 4-week course. The classes start with 20 minutes of lectures in which the students will be given the information they need to cover the class objectives. Then the students will watch around 10 minutes of real footage of the experiments we covered. We will spend the remaining of class discussing the content, answering questions and extending as needed. Information is presented using a Power Point presentation. There are 2 optional assignments for this course. The assignments are designed to apply concepts learned in class. They are not graded, instead, the teacher will give individual feedback. Please refer to the syllabus for this class to review specific content that will be reviewed. Details about the assignments will be posted after enrollment. For sessions with only one student, it is possible class could end a few minutes ahead of schedule since there is less student to student discussion taking place.
Learning Goals
What is psychology?How has psychology evolved over time?
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum4 Lessons
over 4 WeeksLesson 1:
Research Methods
This class reviews the principles of experiments with basic research methods. This includes what an experiment is, key concepts and how they are developed. We will create our own social experiment in class by dissecting the variables, potential differences to take into account and what results we may expect. 50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Theories
This class will explore behavioral theories using research methods learned last class. We will discuss famous experiments using this framework and the impact it had on the field of psychology to this day. We will focus on classical conditioning and watch videos of real experiments in this area. 50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Social Experiments
In this class we will discuss social experiments about authority and social pressure/conformity. We will also cover the bystander effect and self-fulfilling prophecy. We will view real footage of experiments covering these topics. Students will be encouraged to prepare discussion questions for the last class. 50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Ethics and Discussion
The fourth and last class is a discussion section of the material covered thus far including the ethics involved in those experiments. We will review how awareness of those findings can impact our behavior. 50 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
We will review sensitive topics related to social pressure resulting in inflicting harm to others, modifying behavior and ethical concerns. Other topics found in the experiments we will dissect include animal maltreatment. This includes videos of the actual experiments which touch on those topics. This class is suitable for more mature students. We will address the ethical issues that arise from those videos in our class .
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Please review the external resources section for specific sources used in class.
Joined June, 2020
4.9
51reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree from Oklahoma State University
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Oklahoma State University
My educational background is in psychology (B.A. and M.S. degrees). I learned this information in college but I have developed the course to be suitable for youth interested in social experiments.Reviews
Live Group Course
$50
for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
50 min
Completed by 19 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 15-18
1-5 learners per class
