Syllabus/achievement requirements

Module 1:

* Schneider, F. W., Gruman, J., & Coutts, L. M. (Eds.). (2016). Applied social psychology: Understanding and addressing social and practical problems. London: Sage. 433 pages.

Cialdini, R. B. (2003). Crafting normative messages to protect the environment. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 12, 105-9.

Gromet D., M, Kunreuther H, Larrick R,P. (2013) Political ideology  affects energy-efficiency attitudes and choices. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 110(23):9314–9319.

Feinberg M, Willer R (2013) The moral roots of environmental attitudes. Psychol Sci  24(1):56–62.

Graham, J., Haidt, J., & Nosek, B. A. (2009). Liberals and conservatives rely on different sets of moral foundations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 96, 1029–1046.

Bendick, M., & Nunes, A. (2012). Developing the Research Basis for Controlling Bias in Hiring. Journal Of Social Issues, 68(2), 238-262. doi: 10.1111/j.1540- 4560.2012.01747.x

Halperin, E., Porat, R., Tamir, M., & Gross, J. J. (2013). Can emotion regulation change political attitudes in intractable conflict? From the laboratory to the field. Psychological Science, 24, 106–111.

Devine, P. G., Forscher, P. S., Cox, W. T. L., Kaatz, A., Sheridan, J., & Carnes, M. (2017). A gender bias habit-breaking intervention led to increased hiring of female faculty in STEM departments. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 73, 211–215.

Paluck, E. L. (2006). Diversity training and intergroup contact: A call to action research. Journal of Social Issues, 62, 577-595

Paluck, E. L., & Green, D. P. (2009). Prejudice reduction: What works? a review and assessment of research and practice. Annual Review of Psychology60, 339-367. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.60.110707.163607

Devine, P. G., Forscher, P. S., Austin, A. J., & Cox, W. T. (2012). Long-term reduction in implicit race bias: A prejudice habit-breaking intervention. Journal of experimental social psychology48(6), 1267–1278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2012.06.003

Paluck, E. L. (2009). Reducing intergroup prejudice and conflict using the media: A field experiment in Rwanda. Journal of Per- sonality and Social Psychology, 96, 574-587.

Paluck, E. L. (2010). Is it better not to talk? Group polarization, extended contact, and perspective-taking in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 1170–1185.

Bruneau, E.G., Kteily, N.S. & Urbiola, A. A. (2020). collective blame hypocrisy intervention enduringly reduces hostility towards Muslims. Nat Hum Behav 4, 45–54. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0747-7

Onyeador, I. N., Wittlin, N. M., Burke, S. E., Dovidio, J. F., Perry, S. P., Hardeman, R. R., Dyrbye, L. N., Herrin, J., Phelan, S. M., & van Ryn, M. (2020). The Value of Interracial Contact for Reducing Anti-Black Bias Among Non-Black Physicians: A Cognitive Habits and Growth Evaluation (CHANGE) Study Report. Psychological Science, 31(1), 18–30. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797619879139

Charlesworth, T. E. S., & Banaji, M. R. (2019). Patterns of Implicit and Explicit Attitudes 1. Long-term change and stability from 2007-2016. Psychological Science.

Holmberg L, Kyvsgaard B. Are Immigrants and Their Descendants Discriminated Against in the Danish Criminal Justice System? Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention 2003; 4(2): 125–142.

Salmivalli, C. (2010). Bullying and the peer group: A review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 15, 112–120.

Salmivalli, C., Kaukiainen, A., & Voeten, M. (2005). Anti- bullying intervention: Implementation and outcome. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 75, 465–487.

Hodson, G., Choma, B., & Costello, K. (2009). Experiencing Alien-Nation: Effects of a simulation intervention on attitudes toward homosexuals. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45(4), 974-978. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.02.010

Module 2

20/10: Why we strive. 

Armitage, C. J., & Conner, M. (2007). Social cognition models and health behaviour : A structured review. Psychology & Health, 15, 173-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870440008400299

Elliot, A. J., & Niesta, D. (2009). Goals in the context of the hierarchical model of approachavoidance motivation. In G. B. Moskowitz & H. Grant (Eds.), The psychology of goals (pp. 56–76). New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Kruglanski, A. W., Chernikova, M., Babush, M., Dugas, M., & Schumpe, B. M. (2015). TheArchitecture of Goal Systems. In Advances in Motivation Science (Vol. 2, pp. 69–98). https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.adms.2015.04.001

27/10: Planning. 

Oettingen, G., & Stephens, E. J. (2009). Fantasies and motivationally intelligent goal setting.In G. B. Moskowitz & H. Grant (Eds.), The psychology of goals (pp. 153–173). New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Sheeran, P. (2002). Intention-Behavior Relations: A Conceptual and Empirical Review. European Review of Social Psychology, 12, 1–36. https://doi.org/10.1080/14792772143000003

Verhoeven, A. A. C., Adriaanse, M. A., de Vet, E., Fennis, B. M., & de Ridder, D. T. D.(2014). Identifying the “if” for “if-then” plans: Combining implementation intentions with cue-monitoring targeting unhealthy snacking behaviour. Psychology & Health, 29,1476–1492. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2014.950658

03/11: Temptations.

Fishbach, A., & Converse, B. A. (2011). Identifying and Battling Temptation. In K. D. Vohs & R. F. Baumeister (Eds.), Handbook of Self-Regulation: Research, Theory, and Applications (2nd ed., pp. 244–260). New York: Guilford Press.

Keesman, M., Aarts, H., Häfner, M., & Papies, E. K. (2017). Mindfulness Reduces Reactivity to Food Cues: Underlying Mechanisms and Applications in Daily Life. Current’Addiction Reports, 4, 151–157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-017-0134-2

Nordgren, L. F., Van Der Pligt, J., & Van Harreveld, F. (2008). The Instability of healthcognitions: Visceral states influence self-efficacy and related health beliefs. HealthPsychology, 27, 722–727. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.27.6.722

10/11: The social cure. 

Allcott, H., & Rogers, T. (2012). The short-run and long-run effects of behavioural interventions: Experimental evidence from energy conservation (NBER working paper series No. 18492). Retrieved from http://www.nber.org/papers/w18492

Haslam, C., Cruwys, T., Haslam, S. A., Dingle, G., & Chang, M. X.-L. (2016). Groups 4Health: Evidence that a social-identity intervention that builds and strengthens socialgroup membership improves mental health. Journal of Affective Disorders, 194, 188–195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.01.010

Mckenzie-Mohr, D., & Schultz, P. W. (2012). Choosing Effective Behavior Change Tools.Paper Presented at the Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference. Retrieved from http://media.cbsm.com/uploads/1/BECC.pdf

Rawn, C. D., & Vohs, K. D. (2011). When people strive for self-harming goals: Sacrificingpersonal health for interpersonal success. In K. D. Vohs & R. F. Baumeister (Eds.),Handbook of self-regulation: Research, theory, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 374–389). New York: Guilford Press.

17/11: Intervention.

Frederiks, E. R., Stenner, K., & Hobman, E. V. (2014). Household energy use: Applying behavioural economics to understand consumer decision-making and behaviour. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 41, 1385–1394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.09.026

Salmon, S. J., Fennis, B. M., De Ridder, D. T. D., Adriaanse, M. A., & De Vet, E. (2014). Health on impulse: When low self-control promotes healthy food choices. Health Psychology, 33, 103–109. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031785

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