Given that social psychology is the study of psychological processes (knowledge, feelings, behaviors) that regulate social interaction and its applications are aimed at promoting the well-being of individuals/groups/community, the aim of the course is the acquisition of knowledge and skills needed to support a correct understanding of the basic processes an object of interest of social psychology and its applications
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
LABORATORY: Attitudes: definitions and structure. Persuasion and attitude change. Measurement of attitudes. Attitude-behaviour relations. Practical implications
- Passafaro, Carrus, Pirchio. I bambini e l’ecologia: Aspetti psicologici dell’educazione ambientale. Carocci editore
- Cavazza. Psicologia degli atteggiamenti e delle opinioni. il Mulino.
Programme
BASIC COURSE: 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.LABORATORY: Attitudes: definitions and structure. Persuasion and attitude change. Measurement of attitudes. Attitude-behaviour relations. Practical implications
Core Documentation
- Hogg e Vaughan. Psicologia sociale. Pearson Editore- Passafaro, Carrus, Pirchio. I bambini e l’ecologia: Aspetti psicologici dell’educazione ambientale. Carocci editore
- Cavazza. Psicologia degli atteggiamenti e delle opinioni. il Mulino.
Reference Bibliography
noneType of evaluation
written test (multiple-choice and/or open-ended) teacher profile teaching materials
LABORATORY: Attitudes: definitions and structure. Persuasion and attitude change. Measurement of attitudes. Attitude-behaviour relations. Practical implications
- Passafaro, Carrus, Pirchio. I bambini e l’ecologia: Aspetti psicologici dell’educazione ambientale. Carocci editore
- Cavazza. Psicologia degli atteggiamenti e delle opinioni. il Mulino.
Programme
BASIC COURSE: 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.LABORATORY: Attitudes: definitions and structure. Persuasion and attitude change. Measurement of attitudes. Attitude-behaviour relations. Practical implications
Core Documentation
- Hogg e Vaughan. Psicologia sociale. Pearson Editore- Passafaro, Carrus, Pirchio. I bambini e l’ecologia: Aspetti psicologici dell’educazione ambientale. Carocci editore
- Cavazza. Psicologia degli atteggiamenti e delle opinioni. il Mulino.
Reference Bibliography
noneType of evaluation
written test (multiple-choice and/or open-ended)