PSY405 Psychological theories

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Lukas Blinka, PhD. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Sylvie Graf, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Lenka Lacinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Šerek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Širůček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Tomotaka Umemura, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Lomičová (assistant)
Mgr. David Macek, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 8:00–9:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PSY405/01: each even Wednesday 10:00–11:40 U43, L. Lomičová, J. Šerek
PSY405/02: each odd Wednesday 10:00–11:40 U43, L. Lomičová, J. Šerek
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 aim of this course is to learn (selectively) new theories of socialpsychology, developmental psychology, and psychology of personality. Student will analyse new concepts and models, they also will study how these theoretical concepts inluence an empirical research. Besides of relevant knowledge regarding psychological theories, students should develope comparative skills and critical thinking and skill to connect emmpirical findings and theoretical framework.
Syllabus
  • The weekly schedule of lectures is as follows:
  • Historical view: An influence of "classic: theories on contemporary social psychology(SP)
  • Contemporary experimental social psychology
  • Self psychology and the concept of identity
  • Belief in a just world, social justice, and SP
  • Gender stereotypes: theory, research, application
  • Theory of social representations
  • Language and social psychology: experimental approach
  • Discourse, language, and social psychology
  • Implict social cognition
  • Theory of mind
Literature
  • BAČOVÁ, Viera. Súčasné smery v psychológii :hľadanie alternatív pozitivizmu. 1. vyd. Prešov: Prešovská univerzita, 2000, 251 s. ISBN 80-88885-81-7. info
  • Introduction to social psychology :a european perspective. Edited by Miles Hewstone - Wolfgang Stroebe - Goeffrey M. Stephenson. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Blackwell Publishers, 1996, xxii, 698. ISBN 0-631-18585-2. info
Teaching methods
The course consists of weekly thematic modules that typically include reading of relevant chapters and papers, lectures, seminars and graded activities. Students are obliged read the assigned chapters and papers and use the IS e-learning system to read the supplemental literature, which is available electronically in PDF and/or Word format.
Assessment methods
Students are expectd to read the assigned literature, to prepare oral presentation, to write a theoretical paper. Final exam is based on written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: přednáška každý týden, dvouhodinový seminář jednou za 14 dní.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.fss.muni.cz/psych/studium.html
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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