SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

S0762

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018

Year of supply:

2019/2020

Type of Course:

Basic

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Disciplinary Sector:

Social Psychology

Location:

CHIETI

Divisions:

Cognomi A-H - Professor: ALPARONE Francesca Romana
Cognomi I-Z - Professor: PAGLIARO Stefano

Credits:

Programme Year:

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.
At the end of the course students 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 his life context distinguishing interpersonal, intergroup, and social dimensions and their interrelation
- describe the main research techniques that can be used in psychosocial research
- Describe the latest trends and themes of psychosocial research
Autonomy of judgment
At the end of the course students must know:
- Interpret the empirical data emerged from psychosocial research

At the end of the course, students will be able to reflect on the processes which regulate psychosocial phenomenons and human behavior, foreshadow psychosocial interventions on groups and community, make constructive use of feedback.

Contents

The course is divided into four 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), 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). The module deals with the main theories on the prejudice reduction

4. The evaluation of morality in social perception (text by S. Pagliaro). The module deals with the theoretical models and the researches on the perception of morality and on their influence in the evaluation and in interpersonal and intergroup relations.

Extended Syllabus

Introduction to the history of social psychology;
- Social influence
- 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., Voci A. (2010) Introduzione alla psicologia sociale. Bologna: Il Mulino (pp.504; €36,00)

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 main topics of the discipline and its applications

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 final works. The e-learning page will be used to upload additional readings and material, exam samples.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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