Social Psychology

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Lectures, group work, practical activities, analysis of documents,audio-visual and electronic resources.

Learning Outcomes

This curricular unit aims to provide students with an introduction to theoretical foundations of social psychology, presenting the following key goals:

- acquisition of psychosocial analysis skills at various levels in contemporary societies;

- acquisition of skills that enable students to be able to discuss current topics of social psychology relevant to social intervention.

Learning outcomes:

- To develop reading and critical analysis skills of texts in the field of social psychology.

- To develop psychosocial analysis competences at different levels in contemporary societies.

- To be able to analyse and discuss current topics of social psychology.

- To understand basic concepts of social psychology and to be able to consider them as proposals of social intervention.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Main themes:

1. What is social psychology?

2. Impression formation

3. Attitudes and values

4. Social representations

5. Structure andgroup processes

6. Social influence

7. Intergroup relations.

Head Lecturer(s)

Joaquim Manuel Pires Valentim

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Type C (assignments within the theoretical and practical classes) 45% Participation in Practical Activities: 100.0%

Bibliography

Doise, W., Deschamps, J.-C., e Mugny, G. (1980). Psicologia Social Experimental [A. Gomes, trad.]. Lisboa: Moraes.

Hogg, M., e Vaughan, G. M. (2005). Social psychology (4 ª ed.). Harlow: Prentice Hall.

Leyens, J. P. (1981). Psicologia Social [I. Braga e A. Santos, trad.]. Lisboa: Edições 70.

Moscovici, S. (Dir.) (1984). Psychologie sociale. Paris: PUF.

Vala, J., e Monteiro, M. B. (Eds.) (2002). Psicologia social (5ª ed.). Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.

Valentim, J. P. (2008). Identidade pessoal e social: entre a semelhança e a diferença. Psychologica, 47, 109-123.

Valentim, J. P. (no prelo, 2011). Societal approaches in social psychology. Berne: Peter Lang.

Valentim, J. P., e Doise, W. (2008). De um estado de facto a um estado de direito: elementos de psicologia social normativa. In

A. C. Fonseca (Ed.), Psicologia e Justiça (pp. 37-77). Coimbra: Nova Almedina.