Teaching code

4S008176

Credits

9

Coordinator

Elena Trifiletti

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-PSI/05 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Moodle Seminars 0

The teaching is organized as follows:

Learning objectives

Knowledge and understanding 1. Providing students with knowledge and understanding of psychological theories that address the fundamental processes underlying the social cognition and perception in the organizational context of services 2. Providing students with knowledge and understanding of psychological theories that address individuals and group’s attitudes and behaviors in the organizational context of services. Applying knowledge and understanding 1. Applying theories on individual, group, organizational functioning to the understanding and analysis. of the functioning and adjustment of individuals to the social environment and to the organizational context within services 2. Applying theories to the understanding and development of the practitioner – service / user’s relationship. 3. Applying theories to the understanding and co-construction of social relationships with co-workers and supervisor within services.

Prerequisites and basic notions

None

Program

The course will consist of two modules, the first focused on the understanding and knowledge of intra-individual psychological processes that are involved in group processes, the second focused on group processes in educational contexts. The course will cover the following topics:
Module 1 (3 CFU; lecturer: Elena Trifiletti)
• Social cognition
• Attitudes
• Self-concept and social identity
Module 2 (6 CFU; contract lecturer)
• Reality and nature of social groups
• Group formation
• Elementary group processes
• Need of belonging and social exclusion
• Social norms and conformity
• Group decision-making
• Innovation and change in groups
• Group productivity and efficacy
• Group conflict and cooperation
• Aggressiveness and help in groups
• Intergroup conflict and social inequality
• Conflict reduction
Readings:
1. Crisp, R.J, & Turner, R.N. (2019, III Ed.). Psicologia sociale. Utet Università: Torino, chs. 2 (L’attribuzione), 3 (Cognizione sociale), 4 (Gli atteggiamenti), 7 (Il sé). It is also recommended for those who will not attend the lessons to read chapter 1 (Storia, metodi e approcci).
2. Brown, R., & Peherson, S. (2020). Group processes: Dynamics within and between groups. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Tutti i capitoli
3. Ellemers, N. & Haslam, S. A. (2019). La teoria dell’identità sociale, in Van Lange, P. A. M., Kruglanski, A. W., & Higgins, E. T., Psicologia sociale: Teorie sui processi psicologici, intraindividuali, interpersonali e intergruppi (pp.187-202). Traduzione italiana a cura di Pagliaro, S., Sacchi, S., & Vezzali, L.. Milano: Edra.
4. Turner, J. C. & Reynolds, K. J. (2019). La teoria della categorizzazione di sé, in Van Lange, P. A. M., Kruglanski, A. W., & Higgins, E. T., Psicologia sociale: Teorie sui processi psicologici, intraindividuali, interpersonali e intergruppi (pp. 203-216). Traduzione italiana a cura di Pagliaro, S., Sacchi, S., & Vezzali, L.. Milano: Edra.
5. Gaertner, S. L. & Dovidio, N. (2019). Il modello dell’identità dell’ingroup comune, in Van Lange, P. A. M., Kruglanski, A. W., & Higgins, E. T., Psicologia sociale: Teorie sui processi psicologici, intraindividuali, interpersonali e intergruppi (pp.217-230). Traduzione italiana a cura di Pagliaro, S., Sacchi, S., & Vezzali, L.. Milano: Edra.
6. Brewer, M. B. (2019). La teoria della distintività ottimale, in Van Lange, P. A. M., Kruglanski, A. W., & Higgins, E. T., Psicologia sociale: Teorie sui processi psicologici, intraindividuali, interpersonali e intergruppi (pp. 245-274). Traduzione italiana a cura di Pagliaro, S., Sacchi, S., & Vezzali, L.. Milano: Edra.
7. Forsyth, D. (2019). Group dynamics (7th ed.). Cengage. Capitolo 13, Conflict.
Chapters (points 1 and 3 to 7) will be available on the Moodle platform. Students who might find it difficult to study in English are invited use power points on moodle as supplementary materials.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

The topics will be addressed both through frontal teaching and in-class assignments with collective discussion aimed at developing students’ skills of group studying and analysis, as well as understanding of underlying dynamics.
Lectures will be in presence. Materials such as power points and texts of in-class assignments will be made available in moodle for students that will be unable to attend some lectures.

Learning assessment procedures

The exam will be written, and it will consist of three open-ended questions, one on the topics of the first module, two on the topics of the second module. Each question will be awarded up to 10 points/marks.

Evaluation criteria

Knowledge of theoretical constructs will be assessed, as well as the ability to understand, analyze, communicate, and interpret social and organizational behaviors in the light of the theories and concepts covered by the study program.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The points/marks awarded to each question will be summed up.

Exam language

Italiano