RJs212 Social Psychology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zdeněk Krpoun, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Zdeněk Krpoun, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Thursday 17:30–19:05 B2.44
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
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.
  • b)self-relationship as a product of social interaction - cognitive, affective and behavioral components of self-system
  • 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. Social processes in groups
  • a) Microsocial processes
  • Basic characteristics of the small group. Group development, group dynamics. Leadership styles. Social influence (social facilitation, loafing, deindividuation, group polarization).
  • b) Macrosocial processes
  • Introduction to the intercultural psychology (Hofstede). Ethnic relations.
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
  • 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
  • Základy sociální psychologie. Edited by Nicky Hayesová - Irena Štěpaníková. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 1998, 165 s. ISBN 80-7178-198-3. 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
    not specified
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Sociální psychologie. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 1999, 287 stran. ISBN 8020006907. info
  • ŘEZÁČ, Jaroslav. Sociální psychologie. 1st ed. Brno: PAIDO, 1998, 268 pp. ISBN 80-85931-48-6. info
  • Journal of 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 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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