XUPPV3537 Social Psychology for SP

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s).
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Bohumil Koukola, CSc.
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Lecture The aims of subject is acquaint students with the subject of social psychology as a psychological discipline, which deals with the psychological aspects of life of the individual in society, such as studying the forms of social perception, the influence of the personality, the process of socialization of individuals, attitudes, group dynamics, reaction to difficult life situations. Students will become familiar with selected major socio-psychological applications in relation to educational activities, the basic concepts of this area, the context, concepts and benefits in the theoretical and practical level. At the same time emphasis will be placed on the connection between the subject and socio-pathological phenomena. Seminar Seminars in social psychology link thematic and content on lectures of social psychology. Emphasis is placed on independent and creative work of students. theyStudents are acquainted in practice with the methods of psychology and social interaction games, demonstrations, training and practice methods and techniques that will they will be able to use in the implementation of preventive programs.
Syllabus
  • Lecture
    1. The object and history of social psychology, the location in the sciences system and the referential disciplines.
    2. Theories in social psychology.
    3. Methods of social psychology.
    4. Social cognition. "I" in social situations. Pathology of "I".
    5. Socialization of personality. Negative influences on socialization.
    6. Attitudes. Prejudices and stereotypes. The most common prejudices and stereotypes in the present.
    7. Social influence and personal control.
    8. Social perception. Mistakes in social perception.
    9. Social interaction. Altruism and pro-social behaviour.
    10. Demanding, stressful and confrontational social situation.
    11. Social groups, dividing of groups, group structure and leadership.
    12. Macro processes. Self-assertion in social environments.
    Seminar
    1. The problem of human adaptation to the living environment - adaptation and adjustment.
    2. Social learning - the conditions of effective social learning, types of social learning, learning by shaping, supporting learning, social learning products.
    3. Interaction - diagnostic methods and styles of interaction - interaction and self-assertion in social life; interaction as a transaction.
    4. Social perception - problems in knowing and judging people, the problem of perception of other people's behaviour (attributions and perceptual stereotypes), the possibility of cultivating perceptual skills of teachers.
    5. Social prejudices.
    6. Socialization and its failure.
    7. Sociodrama, psychodrama.
    8. Sociometry - sociometric survey, preparation of the application of the sociometric questionnaire.
    9. Sociogram, sociometric status, group structure and substructure.
    10. The school class as a social group. Possibilities of the application of existing socio-psychological knowledge to the teacher's work (prevention ) with the class as a group (the atmosphere and climate in the classroom, management styles and interactions, prevention of risks of adverse effects of group, etc.).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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