TEACHING CAREER AT STANFORD
Since 1968, Zimbardo has taught, and continues to teach, large lectures in Introductory Psychology, one of the most popular courses in the University, to about 300 students typically, but has taught this course to as many as 1000 students, and as few as 10 students in a special seminar format with computerized daily interaction on written assignments, in addition to lectures. (For several years, Zimbardo taught about 600 students in a Unit Mastery System with Personalized Instruction; this included taking individual testing on each chapter of the text, and oral exams on an additional reading. Proctors, 200 of them, administered all testing in their dorms separately to each of their 3 students, and met weekly with Zimbardo to discuss issues relevant to this form of teaching. About 50 other undergraduate teaching assistants worked in pairs to lead their weekly discussion section component of the course.)
Practicum in Teaching is a seminar Zimbardo designed to train graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants to become effective teachers, first by helping them to develop engaging weekly sections that are coordinated with his lecture course, Introductory Psychology, but also to prepare them more generally for careers in teaching.
LECTURE COURSES:
Introduction to Psychology
The Psychology of Mind Control
Social Psychology (taught solo and also as a co-teacher)
Social Psychology In Action
Social Alienation
The Nature of Madness
The Psychology of Hypnosis
Sex Roles in the U.S. and Italy (During Florence teaching term)
Cross-Cultural Psychology (During Florence teaching term)
Psychology and Drama (Co-taught with Patricia Ryan, Drama Department)
SEMINAR COURSES:
The Psychology of Imprisonment (Co-taught with Carlo Prescott, ex convict)
The Dynamics of Shyness
Practicum in Teaching (graduate and undergraduate)
Collective Violence (co-taught with Bob Zajoc)
The Psychology of Time Perspective (Sophomore Seminars)
On Becoming a Professional Psychologist (for advanced graduate students)
Effective Teaching (Co-taught with David Rosenhan)
Research Methods in Social Psychology (Graduate Course)
Research Issues in Social-Cognitive Pathology (Graduate Course)
Graduate Pro-seminar in Social Psychology (Weekly Area Meetings, Faculty and Graduate Students)
The Dynamics of Shyness (Freshman Seminars)
Senior Psychology Majors' Proseminar
