Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
How to change behaviors? Traditional methods rest on the idea that behavioral changes are driven by giving people information, punishing them for their bad behaviors, and rewarding them for their good behaviors. Still other ways to influence people do exist. From a social psychology viewpoint, Social Identity Theory provides a strong framework to understand when, how and why people do adapt and change their behaviors. This theory will be applied to the pandemic due to the covid-19. We will discuss issues such as: What's the role of leadership? How to deal with conspiracy theories? How do people perceived risk? What's the impact of social isolation? How to manage crowds? How to deal with vaccination hesitancy?
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The aim of this class is to use social identity theorising to provide a comprehensive and
integrated analysis of the social psychology of COVID-19.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Presentations by students, in small group. Each group will give 2 presentations.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
In order to communicate with the students and attend to the class, it is MANDATORY to get enrolled as soon as possible at the university.
Recommended or required readings
Together Apart: The Psychology of COVID-19 (2020)
Edited by: Jolanda Jetten - University of Queensland, Australia; Stephen D. Reicher - University of St Andrews, UK; S Alexander Haslam - The University of Queensland, Australia; Tegan Cruwys - The University of Queensland, Australia
The book is FREELY available for download from Amazon. A free pre-print version in .pdf is also available.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
The usual exam for this class is a 10 questions examination with short answer (written). The 2 presentations in small groups will also be part of the evaluation. Presentations are mandatory in order to get access to the written exam.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The specific organisation of the class will be given at the first meeting.
Contacts
b.dardenne@uliege.be