An overview of the interdisciplinary field of political psychology. Questions include: 1)Why do people engage in 'evil' behavior; 2)Why is there intergroup conflict; 3)How does the media alter political attitudes; and 4)Why do people make 'irrational political decisions? To answer these questions we will engage the situationist - dispositionist debate which shapes political behavior more, the situations in which individuals find themselves, or the psychological dispositions of those individuals? Meets the Critical Learning: SHB requirement.

Degree requirement — Critical Learning: SHB

1 unit — Wolfe

Offerings

Term	Block	Title	Instructor	Location	Student Limit/Available	Updated
Spring 2026	Block 5	Political Psychology	Dana Wolfe	TBA	25 / 25	02/22/2025