SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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Course Sheet

Course code:

S0762

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017

Year of supply:

2018/2019

Divisions:

Cognomi A-H

Type of Course:

Basic

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Disciplinary Sector:

Social Psychology

Is part of:

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

ALPARONE Francesca Romana

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

136

Prerequisites:

None

Objectives

The course is set up as a basic teaching for training in the psychological area. It aims to provide knowledge of the constructs and theories underlying social psychology; to develop critical reading and reflection skills on current psychosocial processes, also through the understanding of relationships with related disciplines, such as sociology, and of the potential of contribution to other disciplines important for corporate development, such as economics and political science and international relations.
Learning Outcomes. At the end of the course the student must know:
- Recognizing the epistemological issues underlying theory and research in social psychology
- Describe the origins, the evolution and the structure of social psychology
- Describe the main paradigms of social psychology
- Describe the classic research themes in social psychology
- Identify the main psychosocial processes that govern the interdependence between the individual and the environment
- Analyze the interactions between individual and context distinguishing interpersonal dimensions, intergroup, social dimensions and their interdependencies
- Describe the main research techniques that can be used in basic psychosocial research
- Describe the latest trends and themes of psychosocial research
Autonomy of judgment
At the end of the course the student must know:
- Interpret the empirical data emerged from psychosocial research
Communication skills
At the end of the course the student must know:
- Use the technical language of social psychology

Contents

The course is divided into three modules.
1. Institutional form. It will deal with the historical evolution of the discipline in reference to the main theoretical orientations, research methods and their implications. Some areas of particular relevance will be illustrated, such as the processes of social cognition (schemas, heuristics, automatic and controlled processes, social attitudes and representations), interpersonal perception (impression formation, implicit personality theories, causal attribution) and comprehension of the Self.

2. The processes of social influence (monographic module). The change in attitudes and processes of persuasion, conformity, obedience and the mechanisms of the influence produced by the majority and minority will be investigated.

3. The intra and inter-group psychosocial processes (monographic module). We will deepen the cognitive mechanisms and the thought processes that underlie cooperation and intergroup conflict (categorization, belonging, identification, stereotypes and prejudices).

Extended Syllabus

- Introduction to the history of social psychology;
- Research methodology in social psychology
- Social cognition
- Social perception and attribution processes
- Attitudes and attitudes change
- The processes of social influence
- Pro-social behavior
- Aggressive behavior
- Cooperation and competition
- Group dynamics and group performance
- Prejudice and Intergroup relations
- Morality and social perception

Recommended Bibliography

Hewstone M., Stroebe W., Jonas K. (2015) Introduzione alla psicologia sociale. Bologna: Il Mulino (pp.548; €40,00)
Mucchi-Faina A., Pacilli, M.G., Pagliaro, S. L’influenza sociale. Seconda Edizione. Bologna: Il Mulino. (pp. 201; € 18,00)
Voci, A. (2012). Processi Psicosociali nei Gruppi. Bari: Laterza (pp.121; €16,00)
Pagliaro, S. (2012). La moralità e la percezione sociale: ricerche e applicazioni. Sant’Arcangelo di Romagna: Maggioli editore

Teaching Methods

The course includes lectures enriched by group activities dedicated to the critical discussion of essays extracts, research articles and films

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The exam consists of a written test with multiple-choice questions and open questions. The oral examination, subject to passing the written test, is up to the teacher or upon request of the student and must be given in the day of the written test.

For students attending, intermediate written examinations are scheduled and at the end of the course.

Contacts/More Information

Students will be provided with information and support regarding the programs, lecture topics, laboratory activities, exams and methods for the assignment of theses and final works. The specific methods of providing the service will be available in the dedicated section of the Faculty website or in the Notices section; the service responds to the e-mail address: tutoring.psicosociale@unich.it

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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