Social psychology explores the complex human interactions, examining how individuals and groups mutually influence, understand others, and relate within the context of their daily lives.
Through this teaching students will improve their analysis skills on today's phenomena, such as stereotypes, social conformism and relations between mass- media and aggressiveness. Further, throughout the course it will be devoted a great deal of attention to the issue of prejudice from a social psychological perspective. Comprehending origins of prejudice and strategies to overcome it are highly relevant issues in today's societies to promote harmonious relations between group members belonging to different social groups.
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
understand the theoretical foundations of social psychology
identify the main authors and landmark studies in the field of social psychology
become familiar with key empirical methods used to analyze social phenomena
develop basic communication skills related to topics in social psychology
understand how social processes influence human behavior
Erasmus students are invited to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and exam methods which, in compliance with the teaching objectives, take into account their specific path.
Lectures in which the main theoretical assumptions are presented and exemplified through lab experiments and real-life examples. A critical and active participation of the students will be encouraged.
Although the lectures will be delivered in Italian, the lecturer can provide a comprehensive collection of teaching materials in English to prepare for the final exam, and this exam can be taken in English.
The teaching aims to provide students with the theoretical and methodological knowledge on Social Psychology and its research field. This purpose will be achieved through a critical analysis of the core theories and research that characterizes this discipline.
The teaching will be organized in three parts:
Definition of Social Psychology – Doing research in Social Psychology – Social Cognition – Social influence – Attitudes and persuasion – The self in a social world – Social behavior: Aggressiveness and prosocial behaviors - Social psychology and digital technologies
The nature of prejudice – Psychosocial foundations of prejudice – Prejudice and intergroup conflicts – The stigma – New and old forms of prejudice – Dehumanization – Overcoming prejudice
Epistemology of research in sociap psychology - Research methods and sampling – Explicit and Implicit Measures - Questionnaire and self-report measures
More informations about the teaching program can be found in Aulaweb. Upon request, recommended reading and bibliography in English language will be provided to foreign students.
Ricevimento: The teacher received by appointment via email, at the Social & Intergroup Perception Lab (Room 3c3, DISFOR) or through online Team platform.
LUCA ANDRIGHETTO (President)
NADIA RANIA
Second semester
The exam consists of two parts:
Multiple-choice quiz (in Italian). This test is preliminary and selective, granting access to the oral exam only to students who reach the minimum threshold set.
Oral exam (Italian or English), aimed at assessing understanding and the ability to discuss and connect the course topics.
The final grade is the sum of the two parts, with equal weight assigned to each. Upon request, non-native speakers may take the entire oral exam either in Italian or in English.
The exam will allow lecture to assess the following students' outcomes:
Coomunication skills: Students will have to demonstrate an appropriate use of terms appropriate for Social Psychology and to communicate in a clear and unambiguous way with experts and non experts of this field.
Learning skills: Students will have to develop approriate learning abilities that will allow them to gain further knowledge aboout the main topics of Social Psychology in an independent way, especially within the working settings where they will work in.
For students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD)
Students with disabilities or with SLD are reminded that, in order to request exam accommodations, it is first necessary to upload their certification on the University website at the page servizionline.unige.it in the “Studenti” (Students) section. The documentation will be verified by the University’s Office for Inclusion Services for Students with Disabilities and SLD (https://rubrica.unige.it/strutture/struttura/100111).
Subsequently, well in advance (at least 10 days) before the exam date, students must send an email to the professor who will administer the exam. The email should also be sent in cc to both the School Inclusion Representative for Students with Disabilities and SLD (laura.traverso@unige.it) and the above-mentioned Office using one of the following addresses: disabili@unige.it or dsa@unige.it.
The email must include the following information:
The name of the course
The date of the exam session
The student's surname, first name, and student ID number
The requested compensatory tools and dispensatory measures considered necessary
