PSICOLOGIA SOCIALE 2 - COMPRENSIONE DI SÉ E MONDO SOCIALE. AGGRESSIVITÀ, STEREOTIPI E PREGIUDIZI
Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: GABRIELLA CHIARELLOExpected Learning Outcomes
Deepen knowledge of the discipline on the construction of the social world, categorizations, stereotypes and attitudes.
Course Structure
Frontal and laboratory teaching
Required Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required
Detailed Course Content
UNDERSTANDING SELF AND THE SOCIAL WORLD
Social cognition: How we think about the social world
Social perception: how we come to understand others
Social representations
The self: How we come to understand ourselves in social context
Cognitive dissonance and the need to protect our self-esteem
SOCIAL INFLUENCE
Attitudes and their change: influencing thoughts and emotions
Stereotypes and prejudice: causes, consequences and remedies
Conformity and obedience
SOCIAL INTERACTION
Aggression
The psychology of aggression online
Group dynamics on the Internet
Textbook Information
| Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARONSON, E., WILSON, D.T., SOMMERS, S. R., | Psicologia sociale, cap. II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, XI, XII. | Il Mulino | 2019 | |
| AMERIO, P | Fondamenti di Psicologia Sociale, pp. 297-327. | Il Mulino | 2007 | |
| WALLACE, P. | La psicologia di Internet, pp. 77-128; 129-164 | Raffaello Cortina Editore | 2017 | |
| PACILLI, M. C., SPACCATINI F., GIOVANNELLI I. | Psicologia sociale dei media digitali, cap. 5, 6, 8. | Maggioli Editore | 2021 |
Learning Assessment
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
Cognitive dissonance
Obedience to authority
Aggressive behavior