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Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
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Objectives
Contents The course is divided into three modules.
1. 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. Changing attitudes and processes of persuasion; the conformity and the obedience, the influence produced by the majority and the minority will be presented.
3. The intra and inter-group psychosocial processes. 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 psychIology
- 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
- Leadership
- Prejudice and Intergroup relations
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The exam consists of a written test with 21 multiple-choice questions and 3 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 On the course's e-learning page you will find information on the syllabus, lecture topics, in-depth studies, and laboratory activities