The Science of Psychology

This course introduces students to the scientific study of human behavior, focusing on how social, cognitive, and emotional processes shape the ways people think and act. Students examine major areas of social psychology, including empathy, conformity, obedience, implicit bias, and moral decision-making, while exploring how these concepts influence relationships and society.

Through interactive lectures, discussions, and collaborative projects, students gain firsthand experience with psychological research methods by learning how to design experiments, collect and analyze data, and interpret findings. In a culminating group project, students develop and test their own social intervention, applying psychological theory to real-world challenges and gaining insight into how the science of psychology can promote individual and collective well-being.