Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

PSYC 626 - The Self from the Perspective of Social Psychology


A contemporary view of social psychology’s theory and research into “The Self.” Possible topics may include, but are not limited to, projected and reflected appraisal; social comparison theory; the sociometer approach to self-esteem; the content and structure of self-knowledge; remembered selves, possible selves, and feared selves; information processing, autobiographical memory and semantic memory; the self-motives of enhancement, protection, and improvement; self-presentation and impression management; and the self as it might be influenced by group and culture.

Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 620 and graduate standing in psychology; or consent of department.

Credits: 3