Psychology of Groups Processes

Code:

P731

Acronym:

PPG

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	14	Official Curricular Structure	4	-	6	54	162
		Official Curricular Structure 2012	4	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Knowledge of the main social psychological theories of intergroup and intragroup processes.

Development of analytical, research and intervention skills about intergroup and intragroup processes.

Learning outcomes and competences

see "Objectives"

Working method

Presencial

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

Social Psychology

Applied Social Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Program

Theoretical roots of the social identification approach

Psychodynamic, sociological and cognitive approaches to seterotypes and prejudice

Group affiliation, interdependence, social reality and group locomotion in face-to-face groups

Social identity theory

Social categorization, identity and comparison

Social structure, belief structures, and group behaviour

Ingroup favouritism and ingroup bias

Self-categorization theory

Comparative fit, metacontrast, and nomrative fit

Self-catyegorization, deindividuation and depersonalization

Reanalysis of group dynamics in light of self-categorization theory

Subjective group dynamics theory

Mandatory literature

Forsyth, D. R.; Group dynamics, Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, 2010
Hogg, M. A. & Abrams, D. ; Social identifications: a social psychology of intergroup relations and group processes, Londres: Routledge, 1988
Hogg, M. A. & Tindale, R. S. (Eds); Blackwell handbook of social psychology, Vol. 3: Group processes, Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1998
Abrams, D. A., Hogg, M. A. & Marques, J. M. (Eds) ; The social psychology of inclusion and exclusion, Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press, 2008

Comments from the literature

Students are expected to do autonomous bibliographic research

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures followed by a strong practical component in which students planify and conduct and empirical study. 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	12,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Trabalho laboratorial	48,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese
Frequência das aulas
Trabalho de investigação
Total:	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Paper about the empirical work conducted during the term

Active presence in the courses

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade = Participation X .12 + Paper X .88

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Identical do the above mentionned criteria

Classification improvement

Option 1: Exam

Option 2: Participation in the empirical work during the term