9.70 Social Psychology, Spring 2009
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Chorover, Stephan L.
Alternative Title
Social Psychology
Date Issued
June 2009
Abstract
Our conjoint participation in the 9.70 learning system places us in a consensually-shared social situation. (All of the foregoing words are important. Do you understand their meaning in this context?) We will endeavor to organize ourselves into a community of discourse that approximates (albeit in an altogether partial way) a meaningful, real-world research enterprise: Like all scientific communities, we will work with limited resources. Unlike "real" scientific communities, ours will operate under the constraint of predetermined project duration and contractually agreed-upon limits in the amount of time and effort to be contributed to it by the individual participants. Toward this end, we randomly divide the membership of the class – at the outset — into subsystems – study groups — intended to operate interdependently with others while each remains together as a stable subsystem for the duration of the term, unless or until the participants determine otherwise. This approach creates a "level playing field." The coursework will provide everyone with first hand opportunities to experience and to exchange ideas about what it means to scientifically investigate (experimentally/experientially) the subject before us on individual, small group and large group levels.
Subjects
group dynamics
thoughts
feelings
actions
influence
beliefs
values
practices
groups
Psychology
social psychology
ethics
self-esteem
aggression
social psychology
complex social creatures
mental functions
behavior
symbolic interpretation
critical analysis
social sciences
sociology
perception
cognition
attention
emotion
motivation
personality behavior
interpersonal relationships
human activity
physiological
neurological
human development
natural sciences
humanities
psychologist.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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