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PSYC 3359. POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY FOR THE INTERNET. 3 Hours.

This course provides a comprehensive review of the psychology of political behavior on digital platforms. The course covers the foundational approaches to political psychology, including the evolutionary, personality, and developmental roots of political attitudes, to contemporary challenges to governance, including populism, hate speech, conspiracy beliefs, inequality, climate change, and terrorism. This course will focus on the application of psychological factors (affect, emotions, heuristics) that influence political behavior (voting, attitudes, beliefs) with emphasis on internet-mediated political strategies. Offered as PSYC 3359 and PSYC 5349.