PSA_015 Social Psychology I (Interpersonal cognition)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jaroslava Dosedlová, Dr. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Iva Burešová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Kukaňová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Iveta Ondroušková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Tlapáková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Monday 13:20–16:35 C51, each even Tuesday 15:50–19:05 C42 and each odd Wednesday 9:10–12:25 zruseno D21
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PSA_015/01: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Kukaňová
PSA_015/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. I. Burešová
PSA_015/03: No timetable has been entered into IS. I. Ondroušková
PSA_015/04: No timetable has been entered into IS. V. Tlapáková
PSA_015/05: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Dosedlová
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
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to define social psychology as the area of psychology which deals with the study of social behaviour and the mental experience of individuals in social context. Students will have a general knowledge of themes social cognition, causal attribution, socialization, identity and the self-system. They will understand the historical and social contexts of theoretical approaches formation and they will be able them to critically evaluate.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction into social psychology
  • Subject of study SP, SP in the context of related disciplines. History of SP. Basic trends in SP of 20th century, current influential paradigms. Research methods in SP, possibilities of application in SP.
  • 2.Social cognition
  • a) self-relationship as a product of social interaction - cognitive, affective and behavioral components of self-system
  • b)social perception and categorization. Associationist and constructivist models of social cognition. Scheme of processes of social perception. First impression versus complex review. Creating of impressions of other people, connection between perception and motivation. Distortions and mistakes in social perception. Concept of social stereotype (auto and hetero-stereotype), social representations (Moscovici). Connection between perception and attribution processes.
  • c) interpretation of social reality - theory of attribution Theory of attribution (Heider, Fiske, Taylor, Jones, Davis, Kelley). Theory of causal schemes, basic principles of attribution. Mistakes in attribution processes (fundamental attribution failure), attribution of success and failure. Theory of optimism (Seligman, Carver, Scheier, Peterson, Cantor, Norem).
  • 3. Socialization and identity of personality
  • a)Socialization of personality.
  • Basic characteristics of socialization process, three exhibition levels of socialization: organism vs. environment, subject vs. object and personality vs. group. Imitation and identification as basic forms of social learning, importance of primary groups. Importance of early social experience and satisfaction of basal psychosocial needs for latter development.
  • b) personal and social identity - basic determination, evolutional view of their development. Theories of identity (Erikson, Marcia, Stryker, Tajfel, Giles, Garfinkel, Goffman, Harré, Weinreich).
Literature
    required literature
  • Sociální psychologie. Edited by Jozef Výrost - Ivan Slaměník. 2., přepracované a rozší. Praha: Grada, 2008, 404 stran. ISBN 9788024714288. 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
    recommended literature
  • KRECH, David, Richard S. CRUTCHFIELD and Egerton L. BALLACHEY. Človek v spoločnosti : základy sociálnej psychológie. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Vydavatel'stvo Slovenskej akadémie vied, 1968, 629 s. info
  • Základy sociální psychologie. Edited by Nicky Hayesová - Irena Štěpaníková. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 1998, 165 s. ISBN 80-7178-198-3. info
  • JANOUŠEK, Jaromír. Sociální psychologie. Vydání první. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 185 stran. info
  • JANOUŠEK, Jaromír. Metody sociální psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986, 256 s. URL info
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
    not specified
  • 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
  • Journal of Social Psychology
  • European Journal of Social Psychology
Teaching methods
Classwork alternates two-hour lectures and seminars in split groups focused on group work, class discussion and application of theoretical knowledge.
Assessment methods
The course is closed by a written test (colloquium). Admission conditions: 80% participation in seminars.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Spring 1999, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
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