PS4049: The Social Mind - Catalogue of Courses

PS4049: THE SOCIAL MIND (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04

Course Overview

The Social Mind details the psychological processes through people understand the self and others. Emphasis is placed a range of core topic in social cognition; including: stereotyping and prejudice, mind wandering, self-control, and mind perception.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	4
Term	First Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Professor Neil Macrae

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Any Undergraduate Programme
One of PS3011 Psychological Assessment (Passed) or PS3012 Perception (Passed) or PS3014 Biological Psychology (Passed) or PS3518 Developmental Psychology (Passed) or PS3519 Memory and Language (Passed) or PS3520 Social Psychology (Passed)
Programme Level 4
Psychology (PS)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

PS4549 The Social Mind (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

Covering material primarily from experimental social psychology, the Social Mind explores the processes through which people understand both the self and others. Consideration is given to a collection of core topics in social cognition, with emphasis placed on how laboratory research can potentially inform important societal issues. For example, the Social Mind details: (1) the dynamics of prejudice and stereotyping; the costs and benefits of mind-wandering (i.e., daydreaming); the efficacy of self-control; and the processes through which people attribute minds to both humans and inanimate objects.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

1200 Word Essay = 70%

Poster = 30%

Alternative Resit Arrangements for students taking course in Academic Year 2020/21

100% Coursework

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Factual	Understand	Gain a critical understanding of the social mind and how it operates in everyday life.
Conceptual	Apply	Be able to situate contemporary social psychological research in a broader intellectual context.
Procedural	Analyse	Understand the mechanisms underlying social-cognitive functioning.
Factual	Evaluate	Critically evaluate research methods and experimental findings.

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