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PSY109 Applied Social Psychology

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2012

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Martin Vaculík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Lenka Lacinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Radka Michalčáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Jakub Procházka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Miroslav Šipula (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondřej Bouša (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Klára Kolofíková (assistant)
Mgr. Anna Kryštofová (assistant)

Supervisor

doc. PhDr. Martin Vaculík, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology - Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Martin Vaculík, Ph.D.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Department of Psychology - Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

each odd Wednesday 14:00–15:40 U23 and each even Wednesday 16:00–17:40 U23

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

PSY109/PSY_A each odd Wednesday 16:00–17:40 U23

Prerequisites (in Czech)

PSY108 Social Psychology II

Course Enrollment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

• Psychology (programme FSS, B-PS)

Course objectives

The main aim of this course is to introduce ways of usage of social psychology in practise. This course if focus on topics of applied social psychology, maily interpersonal communication, close relationships in adolescence and adulthood, training groups and therapeutical groups, social psychology of metal health, social perception and selection and developing people, social psychology of emotions and social psychology of risky behavior. At the end of the course students are able to apply theories of social psychology on everyday life experiences.

Syllabus

• The course is organized as a series of biweekly topics which include lectures, seminars, homework and required reading.
• 1. Interpersonal communication
• 2. Communication skills and helping others
• 3. Close relationships in adolescence and adulthood
• 4. Training groups and therapeutical groups
• 5. Social psychology of metal health
• 6. Social perception and selection and developing people
• 7. Social psychology of emotions
• 8. Social psychology of risky behavior
• Mandatory literature
• Adams, G. R., Berzonsky, M. D. (2006). Blackwell Handbook of adolescence. London: Blackwell Publishing.
• Andersen, T. (1991). The Reflecting Team. Dialogues and Dialogues about the Dialogues; NY, W.W. Norton & Company.
• Aronson, E., Wilson, T.D., Akert, R.M (2005). Social psychology. New Jersey, Prentice-Hall.
• Brehm, S., Kassin, S., Fein, S. (2006). Social psychology of business. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Custom Publishing.
• Brewer, M. B., Hewstone, M. (eds.) (2004). Applied Social Psychology. Malden, Blackwell Publishing.
• Collinsová, B. C. (2003). Emocionální nezpůsobilost: jak ji poznat, jak ji chápat a jak nepadnout do jejích pastí. Praha, Triton.
• Dindia, K. (2000). Relational Maintenance. In C. Hendrick, S.S. Hendrick (Eds.), Close Relationships. London: Sage Publications.
• Eysenck, M. ed. (1998). Psychology: an integrated approach. Harlow, Longman.
• Goleman, D. (1997). Emoční inteligence. Praha, Columbus.
• Goleman, D. (2000). Práce s emoční inteligencí. Praha, Columbus.
• Kennedy - Moore, E. (1999). Expressing emotion: myths, realities, and therapeutic strategies. New York, Guilford press.
• Komárková, R., Slaměník, I., Výrost, J. (Eds) (2001). Aplikovaná sociální psychologie III. Sociálně psychologický výcvik. Praha, Grada.
• Kratochvíl, S. (1996). Skupinová psychoterapie v praxi. Praha, Galén.
• Matsumoto, D. (2000). Culture and psychology: people around the world. Belmont, Wadsworth.
• Michael, K., Ben - Zur, H., (2007). Risk-taking among adolescents: Associations with social and affective factors. Journal of Adolescence, 30, str. 17 - 31.
• Miller, R. S., Perlman, D., Brehm, S. S. (2007). Love. In R. S. Miller, D. Perlman, S. S. Brehm, Intimate Relationships. New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Perls, F. (2004). Gestalt terapie: vzrušení lidské osobnosti a její růst. Praha, Triton.
• Plaňava, I. (2005). Průvodce mezilidskou komunikací - přístupy, dovednosti, poruchy. Praha, Grada.
• Schrader, M. P., Wann, D. L. (1999). High-risk recreation: The relationship between participant characteristics and degree of involvement. Journal of Sport Behavior, 22, str. 426 - 441.
• Slepička, P., Hošek, V. (2006). Psychologie sportu. Praha: Karolinum.
• Úlehla, I. (1999). Umění pomáhat. Praha, SLON.
• Vybíral, Z. (2005). Psychologie komunikace, 2. vydání. Praha, Portál.
• Vybíral, Z. (2006). Psychologie jinak. Praha, Academia.
• Výrost, J., Slaměník, I. (eds.) (2001). Aplikovaná sociální psychologie II. Praha, Grada.

Literature

• Intimate relationships. Edited by Rowland S. Miller - Daniel Perlman - Sharon S. Brehm. 4th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2007. xvii, 480,. ISBN 9780072938012. info
• ARONSON, Elliot, Timothy D. WILSON and Robin M. AKERT. Social psychology. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2005. xxxvii, 65. ISBN 0-13-132793-3. info
• BREHM, Sharon, Saul M. KASSIN and Steven FEIN. Social psychology :custom version for Psychology of business at Seton Hall University. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006. 6th ed. ISBN 0-618-62650-6. info
• PLAŇAVA, Ivo. Průvodce mezilidskou komunikací: přístupy-dovednosti-poruchy (Guide to Interpersonal communication: Approaches-Skills-Disturbances.). Praha: Grada, 2005. 146 pp. Psyché. ISBN 80-247-0858-2. info
• VYBÍRAL, Zbyněk. Psychologie komunikace (Psychology of communication). 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2005. 320 pp. Studium. ISBN 80-7178-998-4. info
• KRATOCHVÍL, Stanislav. Skupinová psychoterapie v praxi. 3., dopl. vyd. Praha: Galén, 2005. 297 s. ISBN 80-7262-347-8. info
• KOMÁRKOVÁ, Růžena, Ivan SLAMĚNÍK and Josef VÝROST. Aplikovaná sociální psychologie III. Praha: Grada, 2001. ISBN 80-247-0180-4. info
• Applied social psychology. Edited by Marilynn B. Brewer - Miles Hewstone. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub., 2004. x, 357 s. ISBN 1-4051-1067-8. info
• Close relationships :a sourcebook. Edited by Clyde Hendrick - Susan Hendrick. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2000. xxiii, 476. ISBN 0-7619-1606-7. info
• VYBÍRAL, Zbyněk. Psychologie jinak (Současná kritická psychologie) (Psychology otherwise (Contemporary critical psychology)). Praha: Academia, 2006. 233 pp. Psychologie. ISBN 80-200-1367-9. info
• VÝROST, Josef and Ivan SLAMĚNÍK. Aplikovaná sociální psychologie II. první. Praha: Grada, 2001. ISBN 80-247-0042-5. info

Teaching methods

The course consists of biweekly thematic modules that typically include textbook and other readings, lectures, seminars and graded activities. Students are obliged read the assigned chapters in the course textbook and use the IS e-learning system to read the supplemental literature, which is available electronically in PDF and/or Word format.

Class resources are available to students through Masaryk University’s online Information System (IS). Under the course title “PSY109: Applied social psychology” students will find all important information including syllabus, literature for reading, tasks descriptions and multimedia materials.

Assessment methods

Each week’s study will typically involve required readings, viewing of lecture materials and working on graded activities.
Students will receive a final letter grade (A-F) for the semester based on the following components:
45% – Graded activities
65% – Final exam

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.

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