The Psychology of Behaviour with Others

This module provides students with the opportunity to explore a number of the major concepts, theories and methods encountered in important areas of the psychology of behaviour with others. The module focuses on those approaches that have been used to examine a) psychological processes from a social cognitive perspective, b) social influence processes, c) the social self and self-identity, d) social interaction and biology. In addition, the module will introduce students to evidence that demonstrates the use of psychological knowledge to applied domains. Key topic areas according to these themes include persuasion of others, the link between animal behaviour and our own social formations, intergroup processes, socio-cultural perspectives on the self and self-identity, and interpersonal interaction processes in relation to memory.