PGK12B25 Social psychology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Katarína Millová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Novotný, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Sciences – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ivana Klusáková
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Social Psychology This course will introduce the students into the issues of social psychology. There will be discussed such topics as the term of situation, interpretation of situation, social interaction, identification, action, principles of social gathering, psychology of the crowd, theory of learning, theory of social interaction, concept of life space, theory of social perception, theory of cognitive dissonance, crisis in social psychology, psychological and sociological social psychology. Attention will also be paid to the methodological issues of social psychology (semantic differential, sociopsychological experiments - the effect of the experimenter, sociometrics, action research). We will separately deal with symbolic interactionism, socialization of personality, social schemes, social identity, cultural contexts - ethnocentrism, self-conception - self-esteem, self-determination, cultural contexts of ego and model of ego. Emphasis will be put on social interaction, social facilitation, theory of social influence, group processes, group communication, cultural patterns, social perception, implicit theory of personality, achievement attribution, interpersonal relationships, attitudes, values, components of attitudes, development of attitudes, changes of attitudes, measuring the attitudes, non-verbal and verbal communication, metacommunication, theory of attribution, errors in attribution, conflicts and cooperation.
Syllabus
  • 1.History and methods of social psychology 2.Intraindividual processes a) cognition b) social motivation c) application 3.Interpersonal processes a) attribution b) social motivation c) emotions d) social influence and comparison e) self and identity f) application 4.Group processes a) group structure b) group dynamics c) application 5.Intergroup processes a) sociocognitive processes and motivation b) prejudice c) social comaprison d) cultural influence e) application.
Literature
    required literature
  • Sociální psychologie. Edited by Jozef Výrost - Ivan Slaměník. 2., přepracované a rozší. Praha: Grada, 2008, 404 stran. ISBN 9788024714288. info
  • MILLOVÁ, Katarína. Psychologie celoživotního vývoje : uvedení do moderních teorií. 1. vyd. Brno: Host, 2012, 126 s. ISBN 9788072946990. info
  • BLATNÝ, Marek. Psychologie osobnosti : hlavní témata, současné přístupy. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2010, 301 stran. ISBN 9788024734347. URL info
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • HAYES, Nicky. Základy sociální psychologie. Translated by Irena Štěpaníková. Vyd. 6. Praha: Portál, 2011, 166 s. ISBN 9788073679095. info
Teaching methods
theoretical lessons, discussion
Assessment methods
essay on chosen topic
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: blokově.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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