Social Psychology of Groups

Code:

POST02

Acronym:

PSG

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Psychology

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MPSIC	16	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2021	1	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Knowledge of the main social psychological theories of intergroup and intragroup processes and the basic factors underlying these processes.

Development of analytical, research and intervention skills about intergroup and intragroup processes.in the professional contexts at which the Organizational, Social and Work Psychology is directed, as well as in basic research on inter- and intra-group relations.

Learning outcomes and competences

see "Objectives"

Working method

Presencial

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

Social Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Program

Psychological definitions of the “Group” concept

   Groups as crowds

   Groups as face-to-face interactions

   Groups as social categories

Psychological functions of the Group

   Affiliation, interdependence, and cohesiveness

   Social reality and belief sharing

   Self-efinition and behaviour regulation

 

Theories of intragroup processes

   Social facilitation

   Leadership

   Norm formation and compliance

   Informal social communication and social comparison

   Deindividuation and anti-social behaviour

   Performance and productivity

   Group decision-making

   Conformity, deviance, and innovation

   Group members’ socialization and role transitions

 

Theories of intergroup processes

   Ethnocentrism and authoritarianism

   Socio-cultural approach to stereotypes and social roles

   Cognitive approaches to stereotypes

   Intergroup conflict and cooperation

   Prejudice, outgroup homogeneity, and intergroup contact

   Social identity and intergroup relations

 

The social identification approach to group processes

   Intergroup differentiation, social affiliation, and ingroup conformity

   Social identification and social influence processes

   Subjective group dynamics: deviancce and leadership

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
Levine, J. M. & Hogg, M. A. ; Encyclopedia of group processes and intergroup relations, Sage, 2012

Comments from the literature

Students are expected to do autonomous bibliographic research

Teaching methods and learning activities

Expositive method in the theoretical courses (presentation of theories and models, and illustrative studies) in parallel with an active method in the practical courses (case studies, role-playing exercises, and the planning and execution of a small research team project.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology > Social psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Trabalho laboratorial	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	0,00
Elaboração de projeto	15,00
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	0,00
Estudo autónomo	20,00
Frequência das aulas	57,00
Trabalho de campo	0,00
Trabalho de investigação	40,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

The evaluation is distributed with final evaluation. Students must write an individual report about one subject of their choice in the program, and a collective report about the research project. Students are required to a) attend 75% of the practical courses, b) participate in at least 3/4 of the tasks proposed in the practical courses, c) do data collection work, either in the laboratory or in the field, and (d) co-author the final research report of their team.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade will be given by the formula:

Individual Report X .65 + Group Report X .35, conditional to the effective participation in the practical courses’ tasks

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Identical do the above mentionned criteria

Classification improvement

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