POL 434 - Political Psychology

This seminar focuses on how and why individuals behave the way they do within political systems.  Focusing on voting behavior, persuasion, and decision making, this course examines the role of cognition, personality, emotions, biases, and group dynamics within politics.  Throughout the semester, the coursework will investigate how experimental methodology allows for rigorous causal inferences to be drawn, which highlights the psychological mechanisms that underpin political attitudes and behavior.  

This course satisfies a major requirement as well as the major paper requirement in Political Science.