Course: Social psychology

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Course title Social psychology
Course code PCH/91SPA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kafetsios Konstantinos, prof. Ph.D.
  • Seitl Martin, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Experimental social psychology - methodological challenges; 2. Applied dimension of social psychology - comparative and replication dimension; 3. Criticisms and limitations of contemporary social psychology - examples of good practicel; 4. Social motivation and communication - efficiency; 5. Group performance vs. individual originality; 6. Social identity 7. Social psychology and cyberspace - positive and negative context; 8. Problems of change and function of attitudes; 9. Social cognition.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 8 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 40 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 52 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The goal of this module is to provide advanced knowledge of selected social issues in the context of contemporary social developments. Using theoretical concepts and results from both domestic and international research, this knowledge will enable to integrate social psychology theory into practice with a student focus. Group collaboration, interdisciplinary discussions and personal participation in specific situations will allow a deeper mastery of the knowledge acquired.
By the end of this course students should be 1. competent consumers of the social psychological research; 2. able to critically evaluate empirical articles as well as media messages about research findings; 3. able to apply social psychological notions in organizations and the world of work and 4. should be able to conduct their own social psychological research in applied settings.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Essay

oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Brannigan, A. (2017). The Rise and Fall of Social Psychology: An Iconoclast?s Guide to the Use and Misuse of the Experimental Method. NY.
  • Gough B. (Ed.). (2017). The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Social Psychology. UK.
  • Myers, D. G. (2016). Sociální psychologie.. Prague.
  • Vallacher, R., Read, S., J., & Nowak, A. (2017). Computational Social Psychology. NY.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Work & Organizational Psychology and Traffic Psychology (2020) Category: Psychology courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Work & Organizational Psychology and Traffic Psychology (2020) Category: Psychology courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter