Course: Social Psychology

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Course title Social Psychology
Course code KSA/SOPSP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Banárová Katarína, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
In addition to the basic definition of the area of interest, the subject of social psychology is divided into three larger thematic areas. Each area is divided into sub-themes and theories as follows: 1) Definition of the subject of social psychology, research methods and strategies of social psychology. 2) Social influences - conformity, social facilitation, theory of social learning, socialization, influence of family and environment, social role. 3) Social relations - theory of social interaction, theory of attachment, social group; theory of communication; aggression and violence. 4) Social thinking - social perception, forming impressions, attribution theory, self-efficacy, attitudes, specific attitudes - prejudices and stereotypes.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Group work
  • Preparation for the Exam - 75 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The attention of the discipline is focused on the external factors, which form the personality of a person, especially the social factors, with which the individual enters into interactions. Social psychology seeks to determine the impact of the social environment on the development of an individual as a social being, and also studies the impact of this influence on the individual's current behavior, thinking and feeling, which also influences and changes this social context.
- student knows individual processes of impression forming; - student can define the processes of attributing responsibility; - student can reproduce the main topics of social psychology. - student can actively attend the social interaction; - student can support the positive features of social interaction. - student is capable to identify rising social conflicts in the milieu.
Prerequisites
Completion of courses is assumed: Introduction to psychology

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

The exam has a written test form.
Recommended literature
  • Hewstone, M., Stroebe, W.:. Sociální psychologie. Praha: Portál 2006..
  • Kliment, Pavel. (2013). Jedinec v sociálních vztazích. Olomouc: VUP.
  • Nakonečný, M. Sociální psychologie. Praha: Academia, 1999..
  • Výrost, J., Slaměník, I. Sociální psychologie. 2. vyd. Praha: Grada. 2008.


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