Course: Social Psychology

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Course title Social Psychology
Course code USP/UP3SP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Plevová Irena, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Tallová Barbora, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Preconceptions in relation to the issue of the subject, definition of the subject and basic concepts. - Milestones in the development of social psychology. - Methods of social psychology. - Processes of socialization and regulation of human behavior, significance for pedagogy. - Dynamics of human social behavior, significance for pedagogy. - Personality in social inclusion. - Social perception, significance for pedagogy. - Social communication. Specifics of communication within the teaching profession. - Social group, family and school class as a social group. - Possibilities of sociometry and diagnosis of classroom climate. - Attitudes and their formation, possibilities of changing attitudes, significance for pedagogy. - Social influence, significance for pedagogy. - Crowds and mass movements, significance for pedagogy. - Important experiments of social psychology, significance for pedagogy.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Analysis of a presentation
  • Preparation for course credit - 25 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 30 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 39 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 56 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
not specified
not specified
learning outcomes
to know the subject and objectives of social psychology
to know the subject and objectives of social psychology
to define the concept of social learning and methods of social learning
to define the concept of social learning and methods of social learning
to define the terms social cognition, attribution and name attribution processes
to define the terms social cognition, attribution and name attribution processes
to describe the term social group, its features; describe family and school as social groups
to describe the term social group, its features; describe family and school as social groups
to describe the procedures for identifying social relationships in the school classroom, including their benefits and limits
to describe the procedures for identifying social relationships in the school classroom, including their benefits and limits
Skills
to explain social psychology as a scientific discipline, to explain the subject and goals of social psychology
to explain social psychology as a scientific discipline, to explain the subject and goals of social psychology
to explain the stages of socialization including key interactions and the dominant activity of the individual in the individual stages
to explain the stages of socialization including key interactions and the dominant activity of the individual in the individual stages
to identify types of social groups and clarify the school class and the family as a system of social relations within a social group
to identify types of social groups and clarify the school class and the family as a system of social relations within a social group
to use simple methods for identifying social relationships in the school classroom
to use simple methods for identifying social relationships in the school classroom
to choos appropriate communication strategies
to choos appropriate communication strategies
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Analysis of a presentation
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Analysis of a presentation
Text analysis
Text analysis
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Skills
Demonstration
Demonstration
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Teamwork
Teamwork
Self-reflection
Self-reflection
Observation
Observation
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral examination
Oral examination
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Text analysis
Text analysis
Didactic test
Didactic test
Questionnaire
Questionnaire
Written examination
Written examination
Conversation
Conversation
Recommended literature
  • Cakirpaloglu, P. Psychologie osobnosti.. Praha: Grada, 2012.
  • Hayes Nicky. Základy sociální psychologie.. Praha: Grada, 2013.
  • Helus, Z. Sociální psychologie pro pedagogy (2., přepracované a doplněné vydání).. Praha: Grada, 2015.
  • Hewstone, Miles, Stroebe, Wolfgang. Sociální psychologie: moderní učebnice sociální psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2006.
  • Hogg, M. A., & Vaughan, G. M. Social psychology (Seventh edition).. Harlow: Pearson, 2014.
  • Hrabal, V. Sociální psychologie pro učitele: vybraná témata (2. přeprac. vyd.).. Praha: Karolinum, 2003.
  • Komárková, R., Slaměník, I., & Výrost, J. Aplikovaná sociální psychologie III: sociálněpsychologický výcvik.. Praha: Grada., 2001.
  • KOŤA, Jaroslav, Dobromila TRPIŠOVSKÁ a Marie VACÍNOVÁ. Sociální psychologie: vybrané kapitoly. Praha: Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského, 2013.
  • MYERS, David G. Sociální psychologie. Brno-Edika, 2016.
  • Nakonečný, M. Sociální psychologie.. Praha: Grada, 2020.
  • Pacholík, V., Lipnická, M., Machů, E., Leix, A., & Nedělová, M. Specifika edukace dětí se speciálními vzdělávacími potřebami v mateřských školách.. Zlín: Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Fakulta humanitních studií., 2015.
  • Řezáč, J. Sociální psychologie.. Brno: Paido, 1998.
  • Slaměník, I., & Výrost, J. Aplikovaná sociální psychologie I.. Praha: Portál, 1998.
  • Výrost, J., & Slaměník, I. Sociální psychologie (2., přeprac. a rozš. vyd.).. Praha: Grada, 2008.


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