Prof. Isidora Kourti

• In addition to the lectures delivered by the Lecturer and the teaching materials published on the platform, study of the following texts is mandatory:
• In addition to the mandatory readings, a list of recommended readings will be provided for each lecture. Students are expected to read these materials in order to deepen their understanding of the topics discussed and to support active…

Argomenti del programma: Module I: Introduction to Descriptive statistics Why you need statistics Describing variables tables and diagrams Describing variables numerically: averages, variation and spread Shapes of distributions scores Standard deviation and z-scores Relationships between two or more variables Correlation coefficients introduction Regression Module II: Significance testing Samples and population Standard error The t-test:…

• In addition to the lectures delivered by the Lecturer and the teaching materials published on the platform, study of the following texts is mandatory:
• In addition to the mandatory readings, a list of recommended readings will be provided for each lecture. Students are expected to read these materials in order to deepen their understanding of the topics discussed and to support active…

Argomenti del programma: Module I: Self-understanding and of the social world Introducing Social Psychology Social cognition and social thinking Attribution and social explanation Self and identity Module II: Social influence Structure and function of attitudes Attitudes, arguments and behaviour Types of social influences The social group Leaders and group decisions Module III: Social interactions Nature and dimensions of prejudice…

• In addition to the lectures delivered by the Lecturer and the teaching materials published on the platform, study of the following texts is mandatory:
• In addition to the mandatory readings, a list of recommended readings will be provided for each lecture. Students are expected to read these materials in order to deepen their understanding of the topics discussed and to support active…

Argomenti del programma: Module I: Conceptual Foundations The variance ratio test and introduction to ANOVA Regression (conceptual overview) Factor analysis: Simplifying complex data Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) Module II: Measurement, Reliability, and Scale Development Psychological test construction: Basic principles Validity: Content, criterion, and construct validity Reliability revisited: Test–retest, inter-rater, and internal…

• In addition to the lectures delivered by the Lecturer and the teaching materials published on the platform, study of the following texts is mandatory:
• In addition to the mandatory readings, a list of recommended readings will be provided for each lecture. Students are expected to read these materials in order to deepen their understanding of the topics discussed and to support active…

Argomenti del programma: Module I: Sociological theory from the classics to contemporary thought The birth of sociology The classics of sociology (part one) The classics of sociology (part two) Trends in contemporary sociology (part one) Trends in contemporary sociology (part two) Symbolic Interactionism and phenomenologic sociology Language and communication Techniques of social research Collective action and social movements Globalization…