Social Psychology of Groups

Code:

P750

Acronym:

PSG

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2015/2016 - 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	36	Official Curricular Structure	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

Intragroup Processes
 - face-to-face groups
 - elementary processes in face-to-face groups: group dynamics
    interpersonal attraction, social affiliation, and interdependence
    group socialization, acquisition and development of group norms and
    beliefs
    social influence in groups: informational and normative influence
- conflict and dissent within groups: group decision-making, innovation,
   and group productivity
- interpersonal processes in groups
    social attribution, social comparison, and social validation
    leadership processes
- structural components of face-to-face groups
   role and status differentiation, communication networks

Intragroup Processes
- groups as social categories
- social categories and stereotype processes
- social categorization, social attraction, and social identification
- social comparison, social differentiation, and intergroup behavior
- deviance in social categories

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 run and empirical study under supervision. 

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	12,00
Trabalho escrito	44,00
Trabalho laboratorial	44,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Paper about the empirical work conducted during the semester

Active presence in the courses not exceeding the maximum of absenses corresponding to 25% of the previewed 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

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