SC4BK_SoPs Social psychology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1.2. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Denisa Denglerová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Němec, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Štěpařová
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
The graduation of Introduction to Psychology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the subject is to have a deeper think on the mentality of a human in the social context. The critical assessment of a particular work on the social psychology is highly emphasized. At the end of the course, the students will be able to understand and explain well known experiments of social psychology (Asch, Milgram, Zimrdo). Students will be able to propose own experiments to explain the problem questions of social behaviour. Based on the pieces of information gained, the students will be able to predict own behaviour in small and large social groups.
Syllabus
  • Topics:
  • 1) The subject and methods of social psychology
  • 2) Social communication in the social psychology. True and lie in the human communication.
  • 3) Traditional researches in the social psychology (Research on conformity by Asch, experiment by Milgram, prison experiment by Zimbardo).
  • 4) Mindsets and their formation.
  • 5) Social groups.
  • 6) Affiliation, attraction, love and partnership relationships.
  • 7) Aggressive behaviour.
  • 8) Prosocial behaviour.
  • 9) Socialization process.
  • 10) Conflicts as way of social interaction.
  • 11) Social psychology topics seen from the point of view evolution.
Literature
  • Principles of Social Psychology (Orig.) : Základy sociální psychologie [Hayes, 1998] : Základy sociální psychologie [Hayes, 2003]. info
  • Sociální psychologie : moderní učebnice sociální psychologie. Edited by Miles Hewstone - Wolfgang Stroebe, Translated by Dagmar Brejlová - Pa. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2006, 769 s. ISBN 8073670925. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Sociální psychologie. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 1999, 287 stran. ISBN 8020006907. info
  • ŘEZÁČ, Jaroslav. Sociální psychologie. 1st ed. Brno: PAIDO, 1998, 268 pp. ISBN 80-85931-48-6. info
  • ŘEZÁČ, Jaroslav. Sociální psychologie [Řezáč, 1998]. Brno: Paido - edice pedagogické literatury, 1998, 268 s. ISBN 80-85931-48-6. info
  • SLAMĚNÍK, Ivan and Jozef VÝROST. Sociální psychologie [Výrost, 1997] : Sociálna psychológia [Výrost, 1997]. Vyd. 1. Praha: ISV - nakladatelství, 1997, 453 s. : i. ISBN 80-85866-20-X. info
Teaching methods
lectures, e-learning lectures, exercise in every lecture
Assessment methods
e-learning lectures, exercise in every lecture
written exam from social psychology knowledge
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 14 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2013, recent)
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