ADVANCED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE

During this course we will study diverse social psychological phenomena that have been examined in the context of neuroscience, with particular attention to decision-making, aggressive behavior, status, dominance, and racial bias/discrimination. In doing so we will (1) study diverse systems that are involved in the study of social neuroscience (structural/anatomical, neuroendocrinological,); (2) critically consider the methodological approaches used to study the associations between neurological systems and social behaviors/attitudes; and (3) evaluate the theoretical contributions of these approaches and studies. Students will be expected to develop critical scientific reasoning skills, in addition to a knowledge base in this area.