PSYC 462 — Political Psychology
Psychology · University of Ghana
The course examines the psychological factors that explain political behaviour. Theories and researches in both Psychology and Political Science will be examined. Other relevant topics include personality approaches to understanding political leaders and voters, the role of socialization in the formation of political preferences, how voters process political information, form impressions of political candidates and make voting decisions. The role of stereotypes and how they affect the candidate evaluation process, the uses (and abuses) of persuasion in politics, the role of the mass media in politics, the effects of political advertising, attack campaigning, the role of the media in dictating how the public thinks and the role of women and minorities in politics will be discussed.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- PSYC 441 — Cognitive Psychology II
- PSYC 443 — Social Psychology
- PSYC 444 — Psychology and National Development
- PSYC 445 — Clinical Psychology
- PSYC 446 — Comparative Psychology
- PSYC 447 — Educational Psychology
- PSYC 448 — Community Psychology
- PSYC 449 — Practicals in Cognition II
- PSYC 451 — Guidance and Counselling
- PSYC 452 — Environmental Psychology
- PSYC 453 — Psychology of Religion
- PSYC 454 — Applied Social Psychology
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).