Course: Social Psychology

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Course title Social Psychology
Course code UPV/SP4PS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Včelařová Hana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Subject and history of social psychology. - Processes, means and categories of socialization. - Personality in social inclusion. - Social cognition: social perception, attribution, schemas. - Social communication. Specifics of communication within the teaching profession. - Selected aspects of individual and group dynamics. - Individual and group. School and classroom climate. - Crowds and mass movements. - Social influence. - Final summary.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Experience (self-experience)
  • Term paper - 20 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 52 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 22 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Not specified.
Not specified.
learning outcomes
Student defines the goals and focus of the subject Social psychology
Student defines the goals and focus of the subject Social psychology
Student explains the social nature of man
Student explains the social nature of man
Student names and explains the kinds of socialization
Student names and explains the kinds of socialization
Student identifies the essence of social cognitive processes
Student identifies the essence of social cognitive processes
Student explains the selected experiments of Social psychology
Student explains the selected experiments of Social psychology
Skills
Student shows three main periods of the development of Social psychology on the timeline
Student shows three main periods of the development of Social psychology on the timeline
Student identifies the progress and the essence of selected studies in relation to the conformity
Student identifies the progress and the essence of selected studies in relation to the conformity
Students interpretes the essence of the selected studies in relation to the processes of social perception
Students interpretes the essence of the selected studies in relation to the processes of social perception
Student interpretes the essence of selected studies on so-called group thinking
Student interpretes the essence of selected studies on so-called group thinking
Student interpretes the essence of other selected studies (Milgram's experiment, the Prison´s experiment)
Student interpretes the essence of other selected studies (Milgram's experiment, the Prison´s experiment)
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Text analysis
Text analysis
Demonstration
Demonstration
Activities related to graphics and visual arts
Activities related to graphics and visual arts
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Analysis of a presentation
Analysis of a presentation
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Self-reflection
Self-reflection
Teamwork
Teamwork
Doing a translation, critique of translation
Doing a translation, critique of translation
Skills
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Analysis of a presentation
Analysis of a presentation
Text analysis
Text analysis
Demonstration
Demonstration
Activities related to graphics and visual arts
Activities related to graphics and visual arts
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Methods for written tasks (e.g. comprehensive exams, written tests)
Observation
Observation
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Oral examination
Oral examination
Conversation
Conversation
Text analysis
Text analysis
Translation analysis
Translation analysis
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Cakirpaloglu, P. Psychologie osobnosti. Praha: Grada, 2012.
  • GREENBERG, Jeff; SCHMADER, Toni; ARNDT, Jamie a LANDAU, Mark J. Social psychology: the science of everyday life. New York: Worth Publishers. 2015.
  • Hayes Nicky. Základy sociální psychologie. 2023.
  • Helus. Sociální psychologie pro pedagogy. Praha:Grada, 2015.
  • Hewstone, Miles, Stroebe, Wolfgang. Sociální psychologie: moderní učebnice sociální psychologie.. Praha: Portál, 2006.
  • Hrabal. Sociální psychologie pro učitele.
  • KOŤA, Jaroslav, Dobromila TRPIŠOVSKÁ a Marie VACÍNOVÁ. Sociální psychologie: vybrané kapitoly. Praha: Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského Praha, 2013.
  • Křivohlavý, J. Sociální psychologie organizace. Praha: Grada,, 2006.
  • Musil Jiří. Sociální psychologie. Zlín: Univezita Tomáše Bati, 2005.
  • MYERS, David G. a TWENGE, Jean M. Social psychology. New York: Mc Graw Hill Education. 2019.
  • MYERS, David G. Sociální psychologie. Brno-Edika, 2016.
  • Nakonečný Milan. Sociální psychologie. Praha: Grada, 2020.
  • Řezáč, J. Sociální psychologie. Brno : Paido, 2005.
  • Slaměnik, I., Výrost, J., Sollárová, E.. Sociální psychologie Teorie, metody, aplikace. Praha: Grada, 2019.
  • ŠVAMBERK ŠAUEROVÁ, Markéta. Sociální psychologie: studijní opora k distančnímu vzdělávání. Praha: Palestra. 2020.
  • TURNER, Jan M. a MITCHELL, Andrew D. (ed.). Social psychology: new developments. Psychology of emotions, motivations and actions.. New York: New Science Publishers, 2012.


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