Spring 2003: The dynamics of groups and social influence
| Week 1: The concept of
attitudes Week 4: The study of group in social psychology Week 5: Becoming a group Week 6: The structural dimensions of groups Week 7: The Social Nature of Group |
Week 8: Decision-making
and the power of the group Week 9: Social influence and the role of the majority Week 10: Minority influence and change Week 11: The Dynamics Between Groups Week 12: Conflict between groups and the superordinate goal Week 13: Oral presentations Week 14: Oral presentations |
Week 1: The concept of attitudes
Bohner, G. (2001). Attitudes. In M. Hewstone, W. Stroebe,. (Eds.). Introduction
to Social Psychology: A European Perspective. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers.
Chap-8.
Week 2: Attitudes and behavior
Bohner, G. (2001). Attitudes. In M. Hewstone, W. Stroebe,. (Eds.). Introduction
to Social Psychology: A European Perspective. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers.
Chap-8.
Festinger, L., & Carlsmith, J.M. (1959). Cognitive consequences of forced compliance. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 58, 203-210.
Lieberman, S. (1956). The effects of changes in roles on the attitudes of role
occupants. Human Relations, 9, 385-402.
Week 3: Defining the concept of group
Le Bon, G. (1982). The Crowd, a Study of the Popular Mind. Atlanta: Cherokee Publishing Company,
Week 4: The study of group in social psychology
Buys, C. J. (1978), Humans would do better without groups. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 4, 123-125.
Steiner, I. (1974), Whatever Happened to The Group in Social Psychology? Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 10, 94-108.
Van Lange, A.M. & De Dreu, K.W. (2001). Social interaction: Cooperation
and Competition. In M. Hewstone, W. Stroebe,. (Eds.). Introduction to Social
Psychology: A European Perspective. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers.
Chap-11.
Week 5: Becoming a group
Aronson, E. & Miles, J. (1959), The Effect of Severity of Initiation on
Liking for a Group. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 59,
177-181.
Dashiell, J. F. (1930). An experimental analysis of some group effects. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 25, 190-199.
Sherif, M. (1937). An experimental approach to the study of attitudes. Sociometry, 1, 90-98.
Mullen, B. & Copper, C. (1994). The relation between group cohesiveness and performance: an integration. Psychological Bulletin, 115, 210-227.
Wilke, H. & Wit, A. (2002). Group performance. In M. Hewstone, W. Stroebe,.
(Eds.). Introduction to Social Psychology: A European Perspective. Cambridge,
MA: Blackwell Publishers. Chap-14
Week 6: The structural dimensions of groups
Diener, E. (1976), Effects of prior destructive behavior, anonymity, and group
presence on deindividuation and aggression. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 33, 497-507
Wilke, H. & Wit, A. (2002). Group performance. In M. Hewstone, W. Stroebe,.
(Eds.). Introduction to Social Psychology: A European Perspective. Cambridge,
MA: Blackwell Publishers. Chap-14
Week 7: The Social Nature of Group
Harkins, S. J. (1987), Social Loafing and Social Facilitation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 23, 1-18.
Van Avermaet, E. (2002). Social groups. In M. Hewstone, W. Stroebe,. (Eds.). Introduction to Social Psychology: A European Perspective. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers. Chap-13-
Zajonc, R. B. (1965), Social facilitation. Science, 149, 269-274.
Week 8: Decision-making and the power of the group
Janis, I. (1971). Groupthink. Psychology Today, November, 43-46.
Moscovici, S. & Zavalloni, M. (1968), The Group as a Polarizer of Attitudes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 12, 125-135
Van Avermaet, E. (2002). Social groups. In M. Hewstone, W. Stroebe,. (Eds.). Introduction to Social Psychology: A European Perspective. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers. Chap-13-
Week 9: Social influence and the role of the majority
Asch, S.E. (1955). Opinions and social pressure. Scientific American,
193, 31-35.
Milgram, S. (1963). Behavioral study of obedience. Journal of Abnormal Social Psychology, 67, 371-378.
Van Avermaet, E. (2002). Social groups. In M. Hewstone, W. Stroebe,. (Eds.). Introduction to Social Psychology: A European Perspective. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers. Chap-13-
Week 10: Minority influence and change
Moscovici, S., Lage, E., & Naffrechoux, M. (1969). Influence of a consistent
minority on the responses of a majority in a color perception task. Sociometry,
32, 365-380.
Van Avermaet, E. (2002). Social groups. In M. Hewstone, W. Stroebe,. (Eds.).
Introduction to Social Psychology: A European Perspective. Cambridge,
MA: Blackwell Publishers. Chap-13-
Week 11: The Dynamics Between Groups
Brown, R. (2001). Intergroup relations. In M. Hewstone, W. Stroebe,. (Eds.).
Introduction to Social Psychology: A European Perspective. Cambridge,
MA: Blackwell Publishers. Chap-15.
Lorenzi-Cioldi, F. (1993). They all look alike, but so do we... sometimes: Perceptions of ingroup and outgroup homogeneity as a function of sex and context. British Journal of Social Psychology, 31, 111-124.
Brewer, M.B., (1991). The social self: On being the same and different at the
same time. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 17, 475-482
Week 12: Conflict between groups and the superordinate
goal
Brown, R. (2001). Intergroup relations. In M. Hewstone, W. Stroebe,. (Eds.).
Introduction to Social Psychology: A European Perspective. Cambridge,
MA: Blackwell Publishers. Chap-15.
Philogene, G. (2000). Blacks as 'Serviceable Other', Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 10(5). pp. 391-401.
Sherif, M. (1958). Superordinate goals in the reduction of intergroup conflicts,
Journal of Sociology, 63, 349-356.
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