VIK12A35 Social Psychology I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jaroslava Dosedlová, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavla Kánská
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Helena Bednářová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
PSA-17 Social Psychology II (Attitudes, Social Processes in Groups) The second part of social psychology is dedicated to the study of interpersonal social behaviour, social communication and attitudes. The topics are shown in their relation to the world in which the instructor and the students live. Subjects: Groups and Group Behaviour. Social Influence. Social Communication. Attitudes and Attitude Change.
Syllabus
  • 1. Group processes: a) Small social group - basic definitions. The classification and typology of the groups. Structure of a group, role of the members of the groups. Dynamic of the group. Styles of managing a group. Methods of analysis of group relations and dynamic. b) Large groups - the typology of large groups. The characterization of a mass. Group anonymousness and suggestion. 2. Interpersonal relations a) Social communication - the characterization of the communication process. Verbal and non-verbal communication. Metacommunication. Communication styles and relations. Functional communication and bad communication habbits. b) Interpersonal relations and behaviour - basic dimension of interpersonal relations (T. Leary). 3. Attitudes a) Attitude - basic definition. Theoretical approaches. Structures of attitudes. The methods of attitudes measuring. b) Changes of attitudes - intentional and non-intentional changes of the attitude. Stereotypes and prejudices. Persuasion.
Literature
  • SLAMĚNÍK, Ivan and Jozef VÝROST. Sociální psychologie [Výrost, 1997] : Sociálna psychológia [Výrost, 1997]. Vyd. 1. Praha: ISV - nakladatelství, 1997, 453 s. : i. ISBN 80-85866-20-X. info
  • KRECH, David, Richard S. CRUTCHFIELD and Egerton L. BALLACHEY. Človek v spoločnosti : základy sociálnej psychológie. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Vydavatel'stvo Slovenskej akadémie vied, 1968, 629 s. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Sociální psychologie. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 1999, 287 stran. ISBN 8020006907. info
  • Základy sociální psychologie. Edited by Nicky Hayesová - Irena Štěpaníková. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 1998, 165 s. ISBN 80-7178-198-3. info
  • ŘEZÁČ, Jaroslav. Sociální psychologie. 1st ed. Brno: PAIDO, 1998, 268 pp. ISBN 80-85931-48-6. info
  • KRATOCHVÍL, Stanislav. Skupinová psychoterapie v praxi. 1. vyd. Praha: Galén, 1995, 329 s. ISBN 8085824205. info
  • JANOUŠEK, Jaromír. Sociální psychologie. Vydání první. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 185 stran. 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
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2004.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2003, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/spring2003/VIK12A35