The aim of the course is to provide knowledge and skills that allow the student to a) be able to orient themselves in the panorama of individual and group processes (dispositions, attitudes, communication) that are at the base of social interaction and b) to know how to use these skills to interpret the social reality of everyday life, in application fields such as health promotion, environmental education and social sustainability.
At the end of the course the student has:
- knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts of social cognition;
- knowledge and understanding of the theoretical and methodological foundations of empirical research in the psychological-social field;
- knowledge and understanding of the concept of social attitude
In terms of ability to apply knowledge and understanding the student knows
- to distinguish naive social psychology from knowledge of social behavior accumulated through empirical research;
- apply the models of social interaction for the interpretation of the main contexts of daily life in which social interaction takes place;
- apply the construct of attitude for the evaluation and interpretation of the preferences expressed by individuals in the course of social interaction.
At the end of the course the student has:
- knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts of social cognition;
- knowledge and understanding of the theoretical and methodological foundations of empirical research in the psychological-social field;
- knowledge and understanding of the concept of social attitude
In terms of ability to apply knowledge and understanding the student knows
- to distinguish naive social psychology from knowledge of social behavior accumulated through empirical research;
- apply the models of social interaction for the interpretation of the main contexts of daily life in which social interaction takes place;
- apply the construct of attitude for the evaluation and interpretation of the preferences expressed by individuals in the course of social interaction.
Curriculum
scheda docente
materiale didattico
Theories and research methods in social psychology. Knowledge and perception of the social world. Social cognition. Dual models and implicit social cognition. Attitudes, stereotypes, and prejudice. Social relations: small group processes and intergroup relations. Communication, persuasion and social influence. Applied social psychology: health, environment and sustainable development.
- Passafaro, Carrus, Pirchio. I bambini e l’ecologia: Aspetti psicologici dell’educazione ambientale. Carocci editore
Fruizione: 22910142 Psicologia sociale in Scienze dell'educazione per Educatori e Formatori L-19 CARRUS GIUSEPPE
Programma
Theories and research methods in social psychology. Knowledge and perception of the social world. Social cognition. Dual models and implicit social cognition. Attitudes, stereotypes, and prejudice. Social relations: small group processes and intergroup relations. Communication, persuasion and social influence. Applied social psychology: health, environment and sustainable development.
Testi Adottati
- Hogg e Vaughan. Psicologia sociale. Pearson Editore- Passafaro, Carrus, Pirchio. I bambini e l’ecologia: Aspetti psicologici dell’educazione ambientale. Carocci editore
Modalità Erogazione
front lessons + (eventually) exercise on moodle platformModalità Frequenza
suggested but not mandatoryModalità Valutazione
Examination: The assessment of the learning outcomes will be made through multiple choice and open ended questions. The final assessment will take into account the capacity of identifying the main theories and empirical findings in social psychology and attitude-behavior studies, and the processes guiding social interaction, social behavior and attitudes. The final grade will be attributed as a function of the number of correct answers in multiple choice tests and of the accuracy of the elaboration about the main theories and authors in the open-ended questions.
scheda docente
materiale didattico
Theories and research methods in social psychology. Knowledge and perception of the social world. Social cognition. Dual models and implicit social cognition. Attitudes, stereotypes, and prejudice. Social relations: small group processes and intergroup relations. Communication, persuasion and social influence. Applied social psychology: health, environment and sustainable development.
- Passafaro, Carrus, Pirchio. I bambini e l’ecologia: Aspetti psicologici dell’educazione ambientale. Carocci editore
Fruizione: 22910142 Psicologia sociale in Scienze dell'educazione per Educatori e Formatori L-19 CARRUS GIUSEPPE
Programma
Theories and research methods in social psychology. Knowledge and perception of the social world. Social cognition. Dual models and implicit social cognition. Attitudes, stereotypes, and prejudice. Social relations: small group processes and intergroup relations. Communication, persuasion and social influence. Applied social psychology: health, environment and sustainable development.
Testi Adottati
- Hogg e Vaughan. Psicologia sociale. Pearson Editore- Passafaro, Carrus, Pirchio. I bambini e l’ecologia: Aspetti psicologici dell’educazione ambientale. Carocci editore
Modalità Erogazione
front lessons + (eventually) exercise on moodle platformModalità Frequenza
suggested but not mandatoryModalità Valutazione
Examination: The assessment of the learning outcomes will be made through multiple choice and open ended questions. The final assessment will take into account the capacity of identifying the main theories and empirical findings in social psychology and attitude-behavior studies, and the processes guiding social interaction, social behavior and attitudes. The final grade will be attributed as a function of the number of correct answers in multiple choice tests and of the accuracy of the elaboration about the main theories and authors in the open-ended questions.