Learning objectives
The course aims at highlighting some key answers that social psychology has provided with respect to the following questions:
How do people make a judgment about social phenomena (attitudes, stereotypes, schemas)?
- How do people form the impression of others and explain their behavior? (naive theories, social perception, attribution)
- How do people form a self-image (self concept)?
- How do people represent themselves and others as part of social categories and groups (social identity, groups, and intergroup relations)?
- How do people change their behavior in the presence of others? (aggression, altruism)
- How do people change opinions, images and representations in the presence of others? (persuasion, social influence)
- How do people form an image of social objects? (Social representations)
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The study of ways and forms of the articulation between psychological and social worlds is the premise from which we will analyze the processes of perception and cognition, and the social dynamics related to interpersonal and social relations.
Full programme
The course aims at highlighting some key answers that social psychology
has provided with respect to the following questions:
How do people make a judgment about social phenomena (attitudes,
stereotypes, schemas)?
- How do people form their own impressions of others and explain others’ behavior? (naive theories, social perception, attribution)
- How do people form a self-image (self concept)?
- How do people represent themselves and others as part of social
categories and groups (social identity, groups, and intergroup relations)?
- How do people change their behavior in the presence of others?
(aggression, altruism)
- How do people change opinions, images and representations in the
presence of others? (persuasion, social influence)
- How do people form a shared image of social objects? (Social representations)
Bibliography
Palmonari, A., Cavazza, N., Rubini, M. (2012). Psicologia sociale.2° Ed. Bologna: Il Mulino.
Castelli, L. (2004), Psicologia sociale cognitiva, Editori Laterza, Roma-Bari.
Monacelli N. (2005). Rappresentazioni sociali. Parma: Uninova.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
Written multiple choice test plus optional oral exam for those who pass the written test
Other information
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