RJs212 Social Psychology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jaroslava Dosedlová, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Timetable
each odd Tuesday 14:10–15:45 M22
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
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to define social psychology as the area of psychology which deals with the study of social behaviour and the mental experience of individuals in social context. Students will have a general knowledge of themes social cognition, causal attribution, self-system, interpersonal communication, social processes in group and culture. Students will demonstrate a functional understanding of discussed processes because the topics are shown in their relation to the world in which the instructor and the students live.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction into social psychology
  • Subject of study SP, SP in the context of related disciplines. History of SP. Basic trends in SP of 20th century, current influential paradigms. Research methods in SP, possibilities of application in SP.
  • 2.Social cognition
  • a) social perception and categorization.
  • Associationist and constructivist models of social cognition. Scheme of processes of social perception. First impression versus complex review. Creating of impressions of other people, connection between perception and motivation. Distortions and mistakes in social perception. Connection between perception and attribution processes.
  • 3. Social Communication.
  • Communication process. Syntax, semantics, pragmatics. Verbal end nonverbal communication.Communication styles and relationships. Communication axioms (Watzlawick, Bavelas, Haley, Jackson). Determinants of the efficient communication, assertivity.
  • 4. Intercultural psychology
  • Introduction to the intercultural psychology (Hofstede). Ethnic relations.
  • 5. Subjective well-being and life satisfaction
  • Construct of subjective well-being (SWB), cognitive and emotional components (Diener). Theory of needs and goals, theory of activity, genetic dispositions and personality characteristics theory. Objective and subjective factors affecting life satisfaction.
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
  • Základy sociální psychologie. Edited by Nicky Hayesová - Irena Štěpaníková. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 1998, 165 s. ISBN 80-7178-198-3. info
    recommended literature
  • VYBÍRAL, Zbyněk. Psychologie lidské komunikace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2000, 263 s. ISBN 80-7178-291-2. info
  • MIKULÁŠTÍK, Milan. Komunikační dovednosti v praxi. 2., dopl. a přeprac. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2010, 325 s. ISBN 9788024723396. URL info
  • WATZLAWICK, Paul, Don D. JACKSON and Janet Beavin BAVELASOVÁ. Pragmatika lidské komunikace :interakční vzorce, patologie a paradoxy. Translated by Barbora Zídková - Zbyněk Vybíral. Vyd. 1. Hradec Králové: Konfrontace, 1999, 243 s. ISBN 80-86088-04-9. info
  • PRAŠKO, Ján and Hana PRAŠKOVÁ. Asertivitou proti stresu. 2., přepracované a doplně. Praha: Grada, 2007, 277 stran. ISBN 9788024716978. URL info
  • KŘIVOHLAVÝ, Jaro. Jak si navzájem lépe porozumíme : kapitoly z psychologie sociální komunikace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1988, 235 s. URL info
  • PRŮCHA, Jan. Interkulturní psychologie. Třetí vydání. Praha: Portál, 2010, 220 stran. ISBN 9788073677091. URL info
    not specified
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • European Journal of Social Psychology
Teaching methods
Classwork combines lectures,group work, class discussion and homework focused on application of theoretical knowledge.
Assessment methods
The course is closed by a written test (exam). Admission conditions: homework elaboration.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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