PSYC 3402 — Social Psychology
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, spring, summerBostonOakland, CATraditional
Provides an introductory survey of social psychology. Topics include aggression, attribution, attitude formation; and change, attraction, gender and culture, conformity, impression formation, and group processes.
Prerequisites
- one of:
- PSYC 1101 (min D-)
- PSYC 101M PSYC 102M
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 150 | 150 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 4 | 200 | 220 | 91% | 5.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 35 | 52 | 67% | 17.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 149 | 149 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 4 | 206 | 218 | 94% | 3.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 39 | 75 | 52% | 36.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 31 | 50 | 62% | 19.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 148 | 150 | 99% | 1.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 3 | 164 | 190 | 86% | 8.7 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 46% · T 39% · W 36% · Th 39% · F 30%
Common patterns: MWR (26% of sections), TF (20% of sections), T (17% of sections), M (10% of sections), F (8% of sections), MR (7% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Kristopher Bradley (50% of students) · reviews
- Karen Spikes (50% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Karen Spikes (39% of students) · reviews
- Kristopher Bradley (26% of students) · reviews
- Joshua Uhalt (13% of students) · reviews
- Mark Prokosch (12% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Karen Spikes (100% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- John Adams (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
PSYC 4505, PSYC 4614, PSYC 4664, PSYC 4678
Courses that list PSYC 3402 in their prerequisites.
Links
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