Psychology of Behaviour and Opinions (2018/2019)

Learning outcomes

This course focuses on attitudes and social behavior. The aim is to provide students with a good understanding of the major theories and research trends on this topic. Specifically, the course will address following themes.
1) Subjective and organizational well being in the workplace.
2) Interactional justice and abusive supervision;
The principles and processes underlying a target’s susceptibility to outside influences will be considered in light of three goals fundamental to rewarding human functioning. Specifically, targets are motivated to form accurate perceptions of reality and react accordingly, to develop and preserve meaningful social relationships, and to maintain a favorable self-concept.


Expected learning outcomes
Students will be able
• to understand social influence and to distinguish between majority and minority processes of influence;
• to understand and recognize informational and normative influence;
• to understand and distinguish among compliance, obedience and conformity;
• to understand how adult attachment styles affect social behavior in dyadic and small group contexts and its perception;
• to understand how explicit vs. implicit norms and variables of individual difference can negatively affect social interaction at work and in domestic context;

This course focuses on attitudes and social behavior. The aim is to provide students with a good understanding of the major theories and research trends on this topic. Specifically, the course will address following themes.
1) Subjective and organizational well being in the workplace.
2) Interactional justice and abusive supervision;
3) attitudes and opinions,
5) stereotypes and prejudice.

The principles and processes underlying a target’s susceptibility to outside influences will be considered in light of three goals fundamental to rewarding human functioning. Specifically, targets are motivated to form accurate perceptions of reality and react accordingly, to develop and preserve meaningful social relationships, and to maintain a favorable self-concept.

individual and/or group assignment

For non attending students, the exam will consist of a written examination. Students are required to know the presented theoretical constructs, as well as to interpret interpersonal and organizational behaviour according to the theories and concepts included in the syllabus.
The written examination consists of five questions. Each answer allows students to get from 0/30 up to 6/30.
The student’s written work according to the following criteria:
- Language appropriateness
- Answer’s coherence with the posed questions
- Student’s ability to synthesize
- The answer is not redundant
- Use of scientific terminology, appropriate to treated concepts and issues


For attending students the exam will consist of a written examination
Students are required to know the presented theoretical constructs, as well as to interpret interpersonal and organizational behaviour according to the theories and concepts included in the syllabus.
The written examination consists of four question. Each answer allows students to get from 0 up to 7,5 points + point for individual or group assignments.
The student’s written work according to the following criteria:
- Language appropriateness
- Answer’s coherence with the posed questions
- Student’s ability to synthesize
- The answer is not redundant
- Use of scientific terminology, appropriate to treated concepts and issues

STUDENT MODULE EVALUATION - 2017/2018