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| Semester | spring semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Fanny Lalot (fanny.lalot@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Group Processes & Motivational Orientation This Master project aims to investigate the links between group processes and individuals’ motivational orientation. Motivational orientation is considered as people’s tendency to be driven either by ideal goals and positive outcomes they try to achieve (“promotion” focus) or by duties and negative outcomes they try to avoid (“prevention” focus). There are some hints in the literature that these tendencies could be related to different ways to engage with others and to interact in a group, but such relationships remain largely unexplored. Possible aspects of group processes that could be investigated in the project include: - Interpersonal trust: do people in a promotion (vs. prevention) focus express a greater trust in others in general, and what are the consequences for social life (social relationships, societal cohesion, etc.)? - Political trust: do people in a promotion (vs. prevention) focus express a greater trust in leaders and political figures, and what are the consequences for political and societal life? - Social influence: do people in a prevention (vs. promotion) pay more attention to social norms and what other people think and do? What are the consequences for social influence attempts, persuasive messages, etc.? - Other questions related to group processes can also be considered after discussion. |
| Learning objectives | Procedure: During the first two semesters, the students will familiarise themselves with the topic and identify research questions from theory and practice. Preliminary (small-scale) studies will be designed and ran in collaboration, with the results being analysed and written down. This is to provide students with the opportunity to get first-hand practice to experimental research and scientific writing under close supervision, in preparation for the Master thesis. From the third semester onwards, the focus will be on preparing the Master thesis. |
| Comments | Further information: https://psychologie.unibas.ch/de/fakultaet/abteilungen/sozialpsychologie/lehre/masterprojekte-4213/ |
| Weblink | Mastermatch |
| Admission requirements | Bachelor's degree. |
| Course application | Die verbindliche Vergabe der Masterprojekte wird über den Mastermatch geregelt. Ab dem 1. Dezember können die für das Frühjahrssemester zur Auswahl stehenden Masterprojekte über den Mastermatch eingesehen werden (aktivierter VPN erforderlich). Ab dem 1. Februar sind Anfragen zur Aufnahme in Masterprojekte via Mastermatch möglich. Die Zuteilung durch die Dozierenden erfolgt ab dem 1. Februar bis zum Semesterstart. Auf dem Mastermatch werden nur Masterprojekte aufgeführt, die neue Studierende aufnehmen (Anzahl gemäss Angabe). NACH der Zusage durch Dozierende kann das betreffende Masterprojekt via services.unibas.ch belegt werden. Weitere Angaben finden sich auf der Website der Fakultät für Psychologie. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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| Comments | The individual appointments will be arranged personally with the supervisors. |
No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Module: Master's Project in Social Psychology, Economic Psychology and Decision Science (Master's Studies: Psychology) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | In addition to the master's project (4 KP), the colloquium "Current Research Topics in Social and Consumer Psychology" (1 KP) must be registered every semester. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Psychology, studiendekanat-psychologie@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Psychology |