Social Psychology of Group and Working Teams

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A) Continuous assessment
i. group essay(s) – 30%
ii. written test(s) – 60%
iii. class exercises during semester – 10%
B) Exam assessment
i. written exam – 100%

a) To study the basic processes of social influence involved in the formation of groups and working teams and analyze its impact on the formation of values, norms, beliefs, attitudes and actions;
b) To understand the group processes and group dynamics in organizational context;
c) To learn how to work and develop groups in training and managing settings;
d) Knowing how to manage organizational, group and interpersonal communication processes.

I. Introduction to Experimental Social Psychology of Groups:
1.1. Social Psychology subject of study;
1.2. Chronology of the most important moments, relevant authors and the most significant conceptual currents;
II. The Social Influence Processes and Groups Formation:
2.1. Musafer Sherif studies on social norms;

2.2. Solomon Asch conformity studies;

2.3. Kurt Lewin and the “changing eating habits” in group context;

2.4. The work of Stanley Milgram on the mechanisms of “submission to authority”;

2.5. The work of Serge Moscovici on the active influence of minorities;
III. Groups and Working Teams:
3.1. The concepts of group and working team;
3.2. Synthesis of theoretical models and research findings in the study of groups and working teams: types, structure, rules, tasks, identity, communication, cohesion, conflict, cooperation, productivity, pressure for conformity

• - Attendance and Participation - 10.0%
• - Frequency - 60.0%
• - Individual and/or Group Work - 30.0%

• - Exam - 100.0%

NAO

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