Social Psychology

Code:

SOCI016

Acronym:

PSISOC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Psychology

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://sigarra.up.pt/flup/pt/ucurr_geral.ficha_uc_view?pv_ocorrencia_id=347136
Responsible unit:	Department of Sociology
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Sociology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
SOCI	93	SOCI - Study Plan	1	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students
Obs.: Portuguese

Objectives

• Acquire knowledge about the theoretical and methodological orientations of social psychology.


• Acquire knowledge about integrated ways of thinking critically about the theory and research in social psychology.


• Promote reflection on human action produced in social contexts.

Learning outcomes and competences

• Ability to research, select and analyze Social Psychology research data.


• Ability to apply the knowledge resulting from theories and methodologies of Social Psychology.


• Development of the capacity for reflection and critical analysis based on the contributions of Social Psychology to the understanding of social reality and intervention.


• Development of analysis skills and conceptual construction by the students, capable of supporting a wide range of empirical research. 

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Does not apply.

Program

1. Theory and research in Social Psychology
1.1. Main theoretical paradigms in Social Psychology
1.2. Main research methods in Social Psychology

2. The construction of the social world
2.1. The common sense and the understanding of the social world
2.2. The attributional processes
2.3. The social representations
2.4. The explanations of everyday life: the discursive perspective

3. The identity
3.1. Personal identity and social identity
3.2. Identity and social categories
3.3. Identity and symbolic interaction

4. Change of attitudes
4.1 Structure of attitudes
4.2 Comunication and persuasion
4.3 Cognitions and change of attitudes
4.4 Attitudes and behaviour

5. The social Influence
5.1. The uniformity
5.2. conformism and the obedience
5.3. The innovation
5.4 The influence and the media

Mandatory literature

Myers, David G.; Social psychology. ISBN: 0-07-044377-7
Neto, Félix; Psicologia social. ISBN: 972-674-219-6
Vala, Jorge 340; Psicologia social. ISBN: 972-31-0845-3
Hogg, Michael A., 1954-; The^sage handbook of social psychology. ISBN: 978-1-4129-4535-6

Complementary Bibliography

Fiske, Susan T.; Taylor, Shelley E.; Social Cognition, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991. ISBN: 978-0-07-100910-2

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Theoretical-practical lessons (TP): includes analysis, by the teacher, of the program contents, articulating the theoretical exposition of the issues with the empirical illustration and student participation in the discussion.

- Tutorial classes (OT): include a set of scientific and educational activities aimed at consolidating the skills of students and supervise the preparation of the written work. The following activities are planned:
1. presentation of texts / other documents by the students individually and in small groups, with extended discussion;
2. presentation, individual and group, of practical work to be carried out within the unit;
3. solving exercises proposed by the lecturer within the tasks included in the realization of practical work;
4. deepening of the theoretical from the practical work experience.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	84,00
Frequência das aulas	39,00
Trabalho de investigação	39,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

.

The planned assessment evaluation components are:

• Essays 
• Exam

It is mandatory to carry out all elements of evaluation, regardless of student status. 

So that the student is considered approved in the discipline, the final classification must be equal or superior to 10, considering that : i ) the classification obtained in any of the evaluation components must be equal to or greater than 7,5; 

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade is calculated from the weighted average of the marks obtained in each of the evaluation components:

• Final exam: 50%


• Essays: 50%


• It is not possible to improve final grade on the essays component.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Does not apply.

Internship work/project

Does not apply.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In the special exam period, the assessment will consist of a written exam.

Classification improvement

The improvement of the final grade will be obtained by exam. It is not possible to improve the final grade on the Tutorial Sessions component.

Observations

• Contact hours 

Contact hours (day and hour) to be defined by the lecturer according to the timetables for the academic year 2021/2022.