PSBA020 Social Psychology II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jaroslava Dosedlová, Dr. (lecturer)
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
Timetable
each odd Tuesday 12:00–13:40 B2.43
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PSBA020/01: each odd Tuesday 14:00–15:40 C51, K. Študlarová
PSBA020/02: each odd Tuesday 16:00–17:40 C51, A. Kandová
PSBA020/03: each even Tuesday 14:00–15:40 C51, J. Dosedlová
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
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.
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
  • WATZLAWICK, Paul, Janet Beavin BAVELAS and Don D. JACKSON. Pragmatika lidské komunikace : interakční vzorce, patologie a paradoxy. Translated by Barbora Zídková - Zbyněk Vybíral. Vyd. 1. Hradec Králové: Konfrontace, 1999, 243 s. ISBN 8086088049. info
  • ČERMÁK, Ivo. Agrese a její souvislosti (Aggression and its context). Žďár nad Sázavou: Nakladatelství Fakta, 1998, 206 pp. ISBN 80-902614-1-8. info
    not specified
  • An introduction to critical social psychology. Edited by Alexa Hepburn. London: SAGE, 2003, 1 online. ISBN 9781446218884. info
  • Advanced social psychology : the state of the science. Edited by Roy F. Baumeister - Eli J. Finkel. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010, viii, 813. ISBN 9780195381207. 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. Students have an interactive syllabus available https://elf.phil.muni.cz/22-23/course/view.php?id=871
Assessment methods
The course is closed by an oral 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
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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