Learn the psychology of how we interact with each other in group or social situations.

Man is a social animal, and as such, it is very important to understand the psychology of how we interact with each other, or act as a group rather than as an individual. By understanding the “natural” social needs of a person, you can develop an increased sensitivity to other people, and better identify and assist people with attending to deficiencies in their social interactions.

Course Aims:

• To determine how physical characteristics and non-verbal behaviour affect our formation of impressions of others, and how that information is processed;
• To understand the sociological perspective of the self and how we relate to others;
• To discuss attribution theory, the internal and external causes, and its role in self-perception and the perception of others;
• To understand the emergence of attitudes, changes in attitude, and the effect of attitudes upon behaviour and use as predictors of behaviour;
• To discuss the emergence of prejudice, stereotypes and discrimination from the perspective of social psychology and attitudes;
• To understand the influence of physicality, similarity, familiarity and proximity on interpersonal relationships;
• To understand helping behaviour through the influences of conformity, compliance, obedience and diffusion of responsibility;
• To define social psychological theories of aggression and to apply those theories;
• To understand the nature of group behaviour and to demonstrate awareness of group cognition;
• To understand the effect of culture on behaviour of individuals and groups.

There are 10 lessons in this course:

1. Social Cognition
2. The Self
3. Attribution and Perception of Others
4. Attitudes and Attitude Change
5. Prejudice, Discrimination and Stereotypes
6. Interpersonal Attraction
7. Helping Behaviour
8. Aggression
9. Groups
10. Cultural Influences

When you have completed the lessons of your Certificate course, you will be given the option of taking the optional exam. It’s okay if you don’t want the exam, we still issue your Careerline Certificate. For Advanced Certificates however, the exam is compulsory (per module) and are included in the course fee.