PS_BA013 Social Psychology I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jaroslava Dosedlová, Dr. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Michaela Helísková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Matěj Stříteský, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jaroslava Dosedlová, Dr.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Tuesday 8:00–9:40 K21
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PS_BA013/01: each odd Tuesday 14:00–15:40 C51, M. Helísková
PS_BA013/02: each odd Tuesday 16:00–17:40 C51, M. Stříteský
PS_BA013/03: each even Tuesday 14:00–15:40 C51, J. Dosedlová
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 introduces social psychology in the context of related disciplines as a subject focused on finding general mechanisms of cognition, behavior and experience, which are determined by the social context. It emphasizes the basic social and psychological approaches to social learning, attribution theory, socialization and group processes.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able:
- to define social psychology in the context of related disciplines;
- to have a general knowledge of themes social cognition, causal attribution, socialization, and social processes;
- to understand the historical and social contexts of theoretical approaches and critically evaluate them;
- to interpret and theoretically ground socially conditioned subjective experience
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)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.
  • b) 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. Optimism as an explanatory style (Seligman), depressive attributional style (Abramson, Seligman, Teasdale).
  • c) self-relationship as a product of social interaction
  • Self-concept, self-esteem (Rosenberg, Tafarodi, Swan), ego defensive mechanisms. Socialization.
  • 3. Social processes
  • a) Microsocial processes
  • Basic characteristics of the small group. Group development, group dynamics. Leadership styles. Social influence (social facilitation, loafing, deindividuation, group polarization).
  • b) Macrosocial processes
  • Crowd, depersonalization. Introduction to the intercultural psychology (Hofstede). Ethnic relations.
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
  • MYERS, David G. Sociální psychologie. Translated by Helena Vaďurová - Zuzana Paseková - Milena Bildová. 1. vydání. Brno: Edika, 2016, 536 stran. ISBN 9788026608714. URL info
  • SELIGMAN, Martin E. P. Naučený optimismus : jak změnit své myšlení a život. Translated by Adéla Bartlová. Vydání první. Praha: Dobrovský nakladatelství, 2013, 508 stran. ISBN 9788073065348. info
    not specified
  • Handbook of implicit social cognition : measurement, theory, and applications. Edited by Bertram Gawronski - B. Keith Payne. New York: Guilford Press, 2010, xiii, 594. ISBN 9781606236734. info
  • FORSYTH, Donelson R. Group dynamics. 3rd ed. Belmont: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1999, xvi, 622 s. ISBN 0-534-26147-5. info
  • JANOUŠEK, Jaromír. Metody sociální psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986, 256 s. URL info
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • 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 colloquium. Admission conditions: 80% participation in seminars and a written paper (essay) within the range 4-5 pages. Students can choose one of four suggested topics.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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