Psychology P721: Group Processes
Prof. Eliot R. Smith (PSY 354, 856-0196, esmith4@indiana.edu)
Mondays 1:30-4:00

Covers theory and research on intragroup and intergroup processes.

Topics include:

Group problem-solving and decision-making

Information sharing in groups; transactive memory and distributed
cognition

Social influence; majority and minority influence Leadership Groups
and the collective self; social identity and self- categorization
theory; optimal distinctiveness theory Membership in negative
(stigmatized) groups and its effects Intergroup conflict Group
stereotypes and group-based emotions Conflict reduction; intergroup
contact; recategorization and decategorization

Additional topics may be covered depending on student interests.