Psychology of the Internet

Instructor: Harry Marriner
hrm7884@uncwil.edu

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Prerequisites
Learners must be able to use the Internet to communicate with the instructor and fellow students via chat and web board, as well as for conducting searches. Learners must also have and be able to use an email account. Help with getting a free account is available from the instructor or from this tutorial.

Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, the learner will be able to:

1. state at least five characteristics of Internet social interactions which differ from face to face interaction.
2. discuss how research on impression formation is applicable to the Internet.
3. discuss identity formation on the Internet.
4. discuss aggression and cooperation on the Internet.
5. discuss group formation and community building on the Internet.
6. discuss addiction and its applicability to the Internet.
7. discuss sexuality and gender issues associated with the Internet
8. discuss the development of consciousness in relation to the Internet

Grading
Participation: 40%
Reflection Papers: 10% each
Final Paper: 20%

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Required Reading
Gackenbach, Jayne, Ed., Psychology and the Internet. San Diego: Academic Press, 1998.
Wallace, Patricia, The Psychology of the Internet. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Suggested Readings
Psychology Links:  http://bubl.ac.uk/link/p/psychologylinks.htm
Computers on the Internet:  http://www.victoriapoint.com/catalyst.htm
Internet Psychology:  http://www.shpm.com/articles/internet/features.html
Psychological Applications to the Internet:  http://construct.haifa.ac.il/~azy/app-r.htm
Virtual Communities:  http://www.learnersrealm.com.au/community/community1.htm