The level of popularity you experienced in childhood and adolescence is still affecting you today in ways that you may not even realize. Learn about how psychologists study popularity and how these same concepts can be used in adulthood to be more successful at work, become better parents, and have a happier life.
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Psychology of Popularity
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, is known around the world for innovative teaching and research. Regularly ranked as the nation’s best value for academic quality, UNC has produced the most Rhodes Scholars for the past 25 years among U.S. public research universities.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
How is Popularity Affecting Your Life as an Adult?
We will review how popularity is changing your social information processing and DNA expression.
How Do We Study Popularity Scientifically?
We will discuss the ways that we have identified different subgroups of kids and adults who have
Why are Some People More Popular Than Others? (Part 1)
We will discuss what behaviors popular people engage in, and what types of specific behaviors make
Why are Some People More Popular Than Others? (Part 2)
We will review why facial and body attractiveness plays a role in popularity and how parents can make
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TOP REVIEWS FROM PSYCHOLOGY OF POPULARITY
This course is great. It provides us with the useful information not only for improving our knowledge, but also for applying it to improve our life.
I loved this course. It was very addicting and educational. I strongly recommend this course, especially, to the parents with young children.
Yes, This course teaches me how actually the growth of children gets affected by social and other emotional issues. Basically It's an eye opening course for me . Really thanks for this course.
The things I took away from this course is as fascinating as they are practical in applying to everyday life. This is everyone a course should be.
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