PdF:SZ6034 Social Psychology (Exercise) - Course Information
SZ6034 Social Psychology (Exercise)
Faculty of EducationSpring 2022
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/.5. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jan Krása, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Škubalová, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jan Krása, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education - Timetable
- Fri 18. 3. 10:00–11:50 učebna 30, Sat 9. 4. 12:00–13:50 učebna 32, Sat 23. 4. 12:00–13:50 učebna 20
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- !NOWANY( SZ6634 Social Psychology )
- 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
- Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - English Language (programme PdF, B-SPE)
- Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - German Language (programme PdF, B-SPE)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme PdF, B-SPE)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in History (programme PdF, B-SPE)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in German Language and Literature (programme PdF, B-SPE)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Russian Language and Literature (programme PdF, B-SPE)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Special Education (programme PdF, B-SPE)
- Special Education - Communication Techniques (programme PdF, B-SPD)
- Special Education (programme PdF, B-SPD)
- Special Education (programme PdF, B-SPD, specialization Logopedy)
- Special Education (programme PdF, B-SPD, specialization Ostatní pedie)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Physics (programme PdF, N-ZS)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Chemistry (programme PdF, N-ZS)
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to equip students with fundamental socio-psychological theories and basic concepts and phenomena that examines social psychology. The themes of lectures are chosen so that students can utilize them in their profession. Curriculum is built on knowledge of the subjects: Introduction to Pedagogy and Psychology (in theory of basic emotions, types of learning, motivation, personality) and Developmental Psychology (attachment theory, socialization, development of relations). Students will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge regarding the impact of various social groups on the individual. Students will have the opportunity to reflect the different social influences on themselves as citizens and on themselves as teachers and also on their pupils. Seminars are focused on self experience and increase of a sensitivity in social activities and on a discussion on key topics of social psychology. Final evaluation involves both activities during the semester as well as the results of the written test.
- Learning outcomes
- After the course student will be able:
to understand the basic terms of social psychology and to explain them.
to describe and explain several key theories of social psychology (attechment, social learning, frustration-aggression, basic emotions, attribution) and several social phenomena (conformity, obedience to authority, the emergence of social stereotypes and other social biases).
to understand the influence of the group on the individual, the occurrence of stereotypes and prejudices, the relations between groups and the pressures within the group.
to understand the usefulness of empirical findings of social psychology in planning and reflection of their own pedagogical practice.
to deepen the ability of self-reflection in the field of socio-psychological phenomena.
to reflect the issue of inclusion from the perspective of social psychology. - Syllabus
- Syllabus of lectures:
- Session 1: The role of socialization in the formation of personality; Social phenomena in terms of evolution; Social relationships in early childhood, the attachment theory (Bowlby, J. and M. Ainsworth), the impact of early social experience in later life, social learning theory (Bandura A.)
- Block 2: Emotions: communicative function of emotions, the role of nonverbal behavior; Aggression: theory of the origin and course of aggression; Conflict types and dynamics during the conflict;
- Block 3: Inter-group relations: factors involved in intergroup behavior, the role of social groups at school age and adolescence; Social identity and self-esteem: how individuals affect membership in social groups, the development of self-concept in preschool and school age and adolescence; social perception
- Unit 4: The dynamics of social groups: social facilitation, social laziness, conformity, obedience to authority, influence social roles to individual behavior
- Literature
- required literature
- HAYES, Nicky. Základy sociální psychologie. Translated by Irena Štěpaníková. Vydání sedmé. Praha: Portál, 2013, 166 stran. ISBN 9788026205340. 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
- ŘEZÁČ, Jaroslav. Sociální psychologie. Brno: Paido, 1998, 268 s. ISBN 80-85931-48-6. info
- recommended literature
- DENZIN, Norman K. Childhood socialization. Rev. 2nd ed. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 2010, xv, 235. ISBN 9781412810593. info
- Sociální psychologie. Edited by Jozef Výrost - Ivan Slaměník. 2., přepracované a rozší. Praha: Grada, 2008, 404 stran. ISBN 9788024714288. info
- VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Kognitivní a sociální psychologie žáka základní školy. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2001, 304 s. ISBN 8024601818. info
- not specified
- NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Sociální psychologie. Vyd. 2., rozš. a přeprac. Praha: Academia, 2009, 498 s. ISBN 9788020016799. info
- VÝROST, Josef and Ivan SLAMĚNÍK. Aplikovaná sociální psychologie II. první. Praha: Grada, 2001. ISBN 80-247-0042-5. info
- KOMÁRKOVÁ, Růžena, Ivan SLAMĚNÍK and Josef VÝROST. Aplikovaná sociální psychologie III. Praha: Grada, 2001. ISBN 80-247-0180-4. info
- MAREŠ, Jiří and Jaro KŘIVOHLAVÝ. Komunikace ve škole. Vydání první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1995, 210 stran. ISBN 8021010703. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, group discussion, reading of selected texts
- Assessment methods
- For the credit student must: • read the study texts (student should answer questions related to them) • do a final test, which checks the knowledge of basic terms, phenomena and theories. In the test 60 % of questions must be correctly answered.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- SZ6634 Social Psychology
!NOWANY(SZ6034)
- SZ6634 Social Psychology
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2022, recent)
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