VY3DC_SOPS Social psychology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaroslav Řezáč, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Škubalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jaroslav Řezáč, CSc.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Štěpařová
Timetable
Sat 22. 10. 14:30–18:00 učebna 30, Sat 10. 12. 14:30–18:00 učebna 30, Sat 17. 12. 14:30–18:00 učebna 30
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course of social psychology is focused at forming fundamentals of socially-psychological thinking in the context of professions oriented at work with people. It reviews the theory of interpersonal interactions in macro- and micro-social space. It deals with socially-psychological aspects of pedagogical communication; it informs about the rules and conditions of adequate social perception and attribution; both of them in connection with cultivation and self-education possibilities. The second essential part is formed by psychology of group life; psychological aspects of a structure and dynamics of groups with respect to the specificity of various sorts of children and youth groups and various spheres of social life.
Syllabus
  • 1. Social psychology – subject SP; position of social psychology in the system of psychological disciplines; benefit for teachers; possibilities of application in teacher’s or educator’s practice; 2. Humanization of the person – personality socialising – psychological characteristic of the socialising process of an individual; processes of personalisation, professionalisation, socialisation and cultural improvement; criteria of socialising effectiveness. 3. Social learning as a psychological mechanism of socialisation; social strengthening, imitation, identification; conditions of social learning effectiveness. Social learning in the context of socialisation of a pupil (age 6 – 11). 4.-5. Psychology of interpersonal relations, fundamental features of interactions; synergy types; some possibilities of psychological analysis of interpersonal relations. Healthy relations and conditions of creating them. 6.-7.Communication – communication contents; sorts and styles of communication. 8. Perception and attribution – sensitivity; situational perception; formation of another man picture, perception sources and another man judging; mistakes in perception, attribution, self-perception and self-evaluation. 9. Social properties and personality features – ability to co-operate – ability to socialize – tolerance – social creativity – meaning and attitudes – relation-attitude properties of personality. Social “Me”, self-conception, self-realisation, self-evaluation. 10. Psychological characteristic of a social group with focusing at a small social group, mark, attributes of the social group – structure and dynamics of a small social group; standards, goals of the group and manners how to reach them; team; team roles. Group life of children aged 6-11. 11. Problematic, demanding and conflicting social situations. 12. Possibilities of application of activating and training techniques in teacher’s work . 13. Present knowledge and questions of social psychology.
Literature
  • KOHOUTEK, Rudolf. Sociální psychologie. Brno, 2004, 215 pp. ISBN nepřiděleno. info
  • ŠIMÍČKOVÁ-ČÍŽKOVÁ, Jitka. Přehled sociální psychologie. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2000, 181 s. ISBN 8024401509. info
  • ŘEZÁČ, Jaroslav. Sociální psychologie. 1st ed. Brno: PAIDO, 1998, 268 pp. ISBN 80-85931-48-6. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
The subject terminates by a written test / alternative terminology test / knowledge test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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