SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES

- First Impressions.
- Causal attributions.
- Cognitive biases.
- Cognitive schemes.
- Heuristics of judgment.
- Attitudes: their structure and functions.
- Attitudes and following Behaviour.
- Cognitive Consistency and Dissonance.
- Persuasion.
- Social influence of social majorities.
- Social influence of social minorities.
- Their direct and indirect consequences.
- Social Groups: definition. Entry to, and exit from, groups.
- Interaction in groups: social Status, Norms, and Roles.
- Communication in groups.
- Leadership.
- Social Categorization, Comparison, and Identity.
- Prejudice and Discrimination.