FF:PSBA020 Social Psychology II - Course Information
PSBA020 Social Psychology II
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Jaroslava Dosedlová, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Coufalová (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Jaroslava Dosedlová, Dr. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Adriána Kandová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Kristýna Študlarová (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 - Prerequisites
- PSBA013 Social Psychology I
Social Psychology I - 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
- Psychology (programme FF, B-PSYCH_)
- Course objectives
- Subject PS-BA020 Social Psychology II follows the subject PS-BA013 Social Psychology I and forms the second part of teaching social psychology. The aim of the course is to provide students a theoretical basis for a deeper understanding of the topics of social communication, interpersonal behavior and attitudes.
- Learning outcomes
- Students will be able:
- to acquire professional terminology in the field;
- to gain a deeper understanding of the topics of social communication, interpersonal behavior and attitudes;
- to compare and critically evaluate particular theoretical approaches;
- to demonstrate the understanding of key aspects of theoretical constructs by analyzing and interpreting selected situations from everyday life. - Syllabus
- 1. Social Communication.
- Communication process. Syntax, semantics, pragmatics. Verbal, paraverbal end nonverbal communication. Communication axioms (Watzlawick, Bavelas, Haley, Jackson). Determinants of the efficient communication, assertivity.
- 2. Interpersonal relationships and behaviour styles
- Aggression – forms, theories (Freud, Lorenz, Eibl – Eibesfeld, Dollard, Doob, Sears, Bandura, Geen), causes, consequences, control.
- Afiliation, social support. Interpersonal attraction, theories of human relations. Love and intimacy (Sternberg, Rusbult). Prosocial behaviour.
- Interpersonal behaviour styles (Leary).
- 3.Attitudes and Attitude Change
- a) Attitude theory. Attitudes measurement (Likert, Thurstone, Guttmann, Bogardus, Osgood). Relationship between attitudes and a behaviour (LaPière, Fishbein, Ajzen, Madden).
- b) Attitude change
- Cognitive disonance theory (Festinger), Balance theory (Heider). Conformity and obedience to an authority (Asch, Milgram). Theory of persuasion.
- 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 an written examination consisting of questions focusing on the basic notions of the discipline Social Psychology I and II. Admission conditions: 80% participation in seminars.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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