PB12JA12 Social psychology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Katarína Millová, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Bohumíra Lazarová, Ph.D. (deputy)
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
Timetable
Wed 15:50–17:25 B2.13
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
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.Introduction. Nature x nurture 2.Intraindividual processes: memory, personality traits, self-regulation, emotional intelligence etc. 3.Interpersonal processes: communication, persuasion 4.Group processes: group influence, deindividualization 5.Intergroup processes: stereotypes and prejudice, gender aspects etc.
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
Assessment methods
written examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
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