Schedule

Here you can find the schedule for the semester with links to the list of readings for each week. In addition you’ll find links to instructions for the assignments in this course.

As a reminder, you are expected to submit a weekly summary for eight weeks in the semester via Canvas before class time on the day the reading was assigned.

Here’s a guide to the schedule:

All readings will be made available through the library or on Canvas.

Date Title Materials Assignment
Week 1
August 28 What Is Political Psychology
Week 2
September 2 NO CLASS. Labor Day Holiday.
September 4 Social Identity Theory
Week 3
September 9 Social Identity Theory
September 11 Social Identity Theory
Week 4
September 16 Partisanship and Ideology
September 18 Partisanship and Ideology
Week 5
September 23 Partisanship and Ideology
September 25 Theories of Cognition and Memory
September 27 Research question and list of literature due
Week 6
September 30 Theories of Cognition and Memory
October 2 Discuss literature review
Week 7
October 7 Knowledge and Sophistication
October 9 Knowledge and Sophistication
Week 8
October 14 NO CLASS. Fall Break.
October 16 Knowledge and Sophistication
Week 9
October 21 Information Processing and Heuristics
October 23 Information Processing and Heuristics
Week 10
October 28 The Media Environment
October 30 The Media Environment
November 1 Literature review due
Week 11
November 4 Personality Traits
November 6 Personality Traits
Week 12
November 11 Emotions in Politics
November 13 Emotions in Politics
Week 13
November 18 Emotions in Politics
November 20 Emotions in Politics
Week 14
November 25 Theory and research design due
November 27–November 29 Thanksgiving Break
Week 15
December 2 Racial Stereotypes and Prejudice
December 4 Racial Stereotypes and Prejudice
Week 16
December 9 Gender Stereotypes
December 11 Gender Stereotypes
Week 17
December 13–December 18 Final draft of research design paper due