Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size40 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4J · CSU GE Area D7 · CSU GE Area E · CSU GE Area D0 · CSU GE Area D9DescriptionPrerequisite: None. Recommended: Eligible for English one level below transfer. As an introduction to social psychology, this course considers individual human behavior in relation to community and other social environments from sociological and psychological perspectives. The concepts of the individual and collective psyche will be examined in the context of the influence of the situation, of other individuals and the social group. Emphasized topics include power, culture, aggression, prejudice and stereotypes, interpersonal attraction, attitudes and attitude change, conformity, group phenomena, gender, cultural norms, perception and cognition, as well as application of group and community intervention processes. Approved for pass/no pass grading option. C-ID PSY 170 (A/CSU/UC) PC-Area H; CSU-D7; CSU-D9; CSU-D10; CSU-E; IGETC-4JUsually HeldFri 8:00am–11:10am