Students will learn about the careers and areas of research in social psychology.
Students will learn about social influences on the self, including self-concept and self-esteem.
Students will learn about social perception and schemas as well as social perceptions biases such as the fundamental attribution error and the actor-observer effect.
Students will learn about the formation of attitudes and how they can be changed.
Students will learn about how prejudice develops and discrimination results as well as how resistant stereotypes are to change. 
Students will learn about what affects interpersonal attraction.
Students will learn about what social roles influence our behavior. 
Students will learn about how far people will go in obeying authority. 
Students will learn about the potential causes of aggression and the theories as to why some people are aggressive.
Students will learn about prosocial behavior and what factors influence individuals' willingness to help.
Students will learn about group processes and how dangerous the behavior of deindividuation can be. 

I have taught classes at the college level for the past 20 years (Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Basic Math, Basic English Grammar and Research Writing, Communications, Abnormal Psychology, General Psychology, Psychology of Personality, Psychology of Learning and Life Skills) and have been a substitute teacher for grades K-12. I worked as a mental health counselor working with children and adolescents for over 10 years  and I have been a Director of Education and Director of Compliance for Career Colleges over the years. I have taken classes as a student at the undergraduate and graduate level in Sociocultural counseling and psychology and have taught about Communication differences across cultures in Communication's courses. 

My education at the Bachelors level was in Psychology, the Master's level was Mental Health Counseling and my PhD work has been in both Clinical and Educational Psychology. I love to engage in interactive teaching and learning and I am a strong believer in the student centered approach to education.

Homework Offered
Because the course is a flexible scheduling course and will not have live meetings, there will be weekly prerecorded videos of the lessons to watch, as well as weekly questions to answer and a discussion prompt to participate in on the Outschool platform. Activities will also occur but will be done during class time. 
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
At the end of the course, a grade will be provided as well as a certificate of completion.
Grades Offered

Hand-outs and lectures will be created by the instructor. Outside sources will not be required.