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Psicologia Social I

Código 14852
Ano 2
Semestre S1
Créditos ECTS 6
Carga Horária T(30H)/TP(30H)
Área Científica Psicologia
Mode of delivery Presential
Work placements Not applicable
Learning outcomes The general aim of this course is to develop introductory knowledge of the subject of social psychology.

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Define the field of study of Social Psychology and understand its terminology;
- Understand the methodologies used in the construction of knowledge in Social Psychology;
- Explain how we interpret people's behaviour, including our own;
- Describe the processes of social cognition and identify the most common errors;
- Define attitude and its components;
- Know the process of attitude formation;
- Explain the relationship between attitudes and behaviour
- Know the social influence processes of conformity and obedience, identifying conditions that facilitate and inhibit these processes.
Syllabus I. Introduction
1. What is social psychology?
2. The emergence and affirmation of social psychology
3. Research methods in social psychology

II. Social cognition
1. Self and identity
2. Beliefs and social judgments
3. Impression formation and causal attribution

III. Attitudes
1. Conceptualising and evaluating attitudes
2. The formation of attitudes
3. Changing attitudes
4. The relationship between attitudes and behaviour

IV. Social influence processes
1. Conformity and obedience
Main Bibliography Aronson, E. & Aronson, J. (2008). The social animal (10th Edition). Worth Publishers
Leyens, J.-P., & Yzerbyt, V. (2015). Psicologia social (Edição revista e aumentada). Edições 70
Lima, M. L. (2018). Nós e os outros. O poder dos laços sociais. Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos
Lopes, R. C. (2024). Preconceito e Discriminação em Portugal. Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos
Myers, D. G. & Twenge, J. M. (2022). Social Psychology (14th Edition). McGraw-Hill.
Neto, F. (1998/2000). Psicologia Social (Vol. I e II). Universidade Aberta.
Vala, J. & Monteiro, M. B. (2017). Psicologia Social (10ª Edição). Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. https://gulbenkian.pt/publications/psicologia-social/
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Data da última atualização: 2024-10-29
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