PSYCHOLOGY OF ATTITUDES

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

PSISOC02

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020

Year of supply:

2020/2021

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in PSYCHOLOGY

Disciplinary Sector:

Social Psychology

Language:

Italian

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

ALPARONE Francesca Romana

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

136

Prerequisites:

Previous knowledge on the social cognition theory

Objectives

The course aims to provide the basic knowledge on the most accepted and spread scientific models regarding the formation, measurement, prediction and change of attitudes; the course provide also knowledge and ability to reflect on the mechanisms through which attitudes regulate individual and collective behavior in community and organizational contexts.
Graduates will acquire advanced knowledge and understanding of a broad range of quantitative and qualitative empirical methods to address attitude issues. They will be able:
- to understand and reflect on the scientific literature of reference;
- to know how to describe models of prediction and change in attitudes and behavior;
- to study and measure attitudes and behaviors appropriately in various contexts: social, organizational, political and consumer;
-to know how to identify and analyze social phenomena involving attitudes towards social groups and categories;
- to deal autonomously with the relevant scientific literature;
- to recognize and discern the adequacy and applicability of hypotheses of intervention for attitudes and behaviours change in the various contexts.

Graduates will be able:
- to report, interpret and discuss original research findings to expert and naïve audience;
-to reflect on their own performance and make constructive use of feedback
-to work independently, and plan work effectively.

Contents

The course includes basic aspects of the psychology of attitudes, such as the structure, the functions, the psychological processes involved in their formation and those that facilitate or hinder change; the processes of persuasion, with theoretical reference models and both traditional and recent research paradigms. The course also examines aspects of particular interest for community and organizational life related to the expression of social attitudes, such as political attitudes, ethnic racial prejudice, sexism and ageism.
Particular attention is paid to the formation and change of health, political and consumption attitudes.

Extended Syllabus

-The origins of the study of attitudes; structure, strength and function of the attitude; explicit and implicit measurement techniques; the attitude-behavior relationship and behavioral forecasting models; dual models of persuasion and mediation and moderation factors; causes, types and consequences of prejudice; empathy and perspective taking; prejudice reduction strategies; strategies for changing health, political and consumer attitudes and behaviour

Recommended Bibliography

 N. Cavazza. Psicologia degli atteggiamenti e delle opinioni. Il Mulino, 2005. 187 pp. 14,00 Euro.
 N. Cavazza. La persuasione. Il Mulino, 2018. 190 pp. 18,00 €.
 A. Voci, L. Pagotto. Il Pregiudizio. Cosa è, come si riduce. Editori Laterza, 2010. 164 pp, 18,00 €.
A text chosen from the following:
 P. Catellani. Psicologia politica. Il Mulino Editore, 2011, 22,80 € (pp. 267)
- G. Pacilli. Quando le persone diventano cose. Corpo e genere come uniche dimensioni di umanità. Bologna: Il Mulino, 2014,19,00 € (pp. 166)
A. Mucchi Faina. Troppo giovani, troppo vecchi. Il pregiudizio sull'età. Bari: Editori Laterza, 2013, 12,00 € (pp. 135)
In-depth materials will be made available on the e-learning site of the course.
For students not attending the laboratory:
 N. Cavazza. Psicologia degli atteggiamenti e delle opinioni. Il Mulino, 2005. 187 pp. 14,00 Euro.
 N. Cavazza. La persuasione. Il Mulino, 2018. 190 pp. 18,00 €.
 A. Voci, L. Pagotto. Il Pregiudizio. Cosa è, come si riduce. Editori Laterza, 2010. 164 pp, 18,00 €.
- 3 scientific articles available on the on the e-learning site of the course.
A text chosen from the following:
 P. Catellani. Psicologia politica. Il Mulino Editore, 2011, 22,80 € (pp. 267)
- G. Pacilli. Quando le persone diventano cose. Corpo e genere come uniche dimensioni di umanità. Bologna: Il Mulino, 2014,19,00 € (pp. 166)
A. Mucchi Faina. Troppo giovani, troppo vecchi. Il pregiudizio sull'età. Bari: Editori Laterza, 2013, 12,00 € (pp. 135).

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Lectures 48 hours. 2-3 hours twice a week. Teaching includes lectures enriched by group activities dedicated to the critical discussion of essays extracts, research papers, in-depth sheets and videos; 16 hours of hands-on seminars. Attendance is not compulsory, but highly recommended.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The examination take place in oral form and focus on the recommended texts; students will prove to be able to discuss on the course topics both in scientific and informative form
Three pieces of exam.Oral (Learnig objectives 1-4)Scientific talk (Learnig objectives 5-6)Informative talk (Learnig objective 5). Grades are expressed in thirties. The weight of each piece of exam will be as follows: 50% topics course; 20% scientific and informative talk; 30% research project/research articles

Contacts/More Information

It is recommended to visit the e-learning page of the module regularly. 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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