FSS:PSY709 Applied Social Psychology - Course Information
PSY709 Applied Social Psychology
Faculty of Social StudiesAutumn 2013
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0. 5 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Miroslav Šipula (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Martin Vaculík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Lenka Lacinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Mgr. Jakub Procházka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Štěpán Borkovec (assistant)
Mgr. Klára Kolofíková (assistant)
PhDr. Pavel Řezáč, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Miroslav Šipula
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Miroslav Šipula
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies - Timetable
- Sat 21. 9. 9:00–10:15 P22, Sat 2. 11. 9:00–10:15 P22, Sat 30. 11. 9:00–10:15 P22
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- PSY708 Social Psychology II
- 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
- there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- 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.
The course consists of biweekly thematic modules that typically include textbook and other readings, lectures and graded activities. Students should 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. - 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
- MILLER, Rowland S., Daniel PERLMAN and Sharon S. BREHM. Intimate relationships. 4th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2007, xvii, 480. ISBN 0072938013. URL info
- VYBÍRAL, Zbyněk. Psychologie jinak : současná kritická psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2006, 233 s. ISBN 8020013679. info
- BREHM, Sharon S., 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 0618626506. info
- PLAŇAVA, Ivo. Průvodce mezilidskou komunikací : přístupy - dovednosti - poruchy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2005, 146 s. ISBN 8024708582. info
- VYBÍRAL, Zbyněk. Psychologie komunikace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2005, 319 s. ISBN 8071789984. info
- KRATOCHVÍL, Stanislav. Skupinová psychoterapie v praxi (Group psychotherapy in practice). Praha: Galén, 2005, 297 pp. Galén 3. verze. ISBN 80-7262-347-8. info
- ARONSON, Elliot and Robin M. AKERT. Social psychology. Edited by Timothy D. Wilson. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2005, xxxvii, 65. ISBN 0131327933. info
- Applied social psychology. Edited by Marilynn B. Brewer - Miles Hewstone. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub., 2004, x, 357. ISBN 1405110678. info
- VÝROST, Josef and Ivan SLAMĚNÍK. Aplikovaná sociální psychologie II. první. Praha: Grada, 2001. ISBN 80-247-0042-5. info
- KOMÁRKOVÁ, Růžena, Ivan SLAMĚNÍK and Josef VÝROST. Aplikovaná sociální psychologie III. Praha: Grada, 2001. ISBN 80-247-0180-4. info
- Close relationships : a sourcebook. Edited by Clyde Hendrick - Susan Hendrick. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2000, xxiii, 476. ISBN 0761916067. URL info
- 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
Using the MU Information System
Class resources are available to students through Masaryk University’s online Information System (IS). Under the course title “PSY709: Applied social psychology” students will find all important information including syllabus, literature for reading, tasks descriptions and multimedia materials. graded activities - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2013, recent)
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