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Course, academic year 2025/2026
   
Social Psychology 1 - APS100091
Title: Sociální psychologie 1
Guaranteed by: Department of Psychology (21-KPS)
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Actual: from 2024
Semester: winter
Points: 0
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/1, C [HT]
Capacity: 70 / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: Mgr. Zuzana Štěrbová, Ph.D.
doc. Mgr. Miroslav Popper, CSc.
Teacher(s): doc. Mgr. Miroslav Popper, CSc.
Mgr. Zuzana Štěrbová, Ph.D.
Is pre-requisite for: APS100092
Annotation -
The course Social Psychology offers an interdisciplinary perspective on behavioral, cognitive, and affective processes that influence social interactions and individual experiences. It combines a historical overview and major theoretical approaches with current empirical findings, enabling students to gain a deep understanding of the processes that shape human interactions and social structures. Students will become familiar with key concepts and areas, including the history and theoretical foundations of social psychology, research methods in social psychology, social perception and attribution, social motivation, self-concept and self-presentation, attitudes and persuasion, social learning, prosocial and antisocial behavior, conformity and obedience, small group dynamics, coping and resilience, communication (verbal, nonverbal, and digital), emotions and humor, close and romantic relationships, loneliness and social isolation, and cross-cultural psychology.

The course emphasizes the integration of theory and research. Students learn to critically evaluate empirical studies, analyze methodology, interpret results, and formulate their own conclusions. The practical component includes analyzing model situations, team presentations, and discussions, which develop analytical and argumentative skills, enabling students to apply social-psychological principles to real-world contexts.

The goal of the course is for students to acquire a comprehensive theoretical framework, the ability to independently reflect on complex social phenomena, and the skills to critically analyze interactions and processes across a range of social contexts, from interpersonal relationships and small groups to broader societal and cross-cultural environments.
Last update: Štěrbová Zuzana, Mgr., Ph.D. (16.09.2025)
Course completion requirements -

To obtain credit, students must fulfill three requirements.

1. Attendance
Attendance at both lectures and seminars is required. The maximum permitted absence is 30%. In case of a higher absence rate, students must submit a written paper of approximately 5 standard pages on a selected seminar topic.

2. Team project
Students will work in groups of four to prepare a team project. Each group selects a topic related to the lecture of the given week and prepares a presentation. The presentation must focus on a sufficiently narrow topic with a clearly formulated main question. Teams are expected to present the current state of knowledge, based on a review of scholarly literature (with an emphasis on review articles, meta-analyses, and replications of key findings) and provide a critical reflection on the available studies. The presentation must not exceed 30 minutes.

3. Final individual assignment
At the end of the semester, students will complete an individual assignment in Moodle. They will apply selected social-psychological concepts and theories to a provided case scenario in order to demonstrate their ability to competently interpret real-life situations within the framework of social psychology.

Last update: Štěrbová Zuzana, Mgr., Ph.D. (18.09.2025)
Literature -

Aronson, E. (2012). Tvor společenský. Wolters Kluwer.

Delamater, J. D., & Collett, J. L. (2019). Social Psychology. Routledge.

Gilovich, T., Keltner, D., Chen, S., & Nisbett, R. E. (2019). Social psychology. WW Norton & Company.

Heinzen, T., & Goodfriend, W. (2022). Social Psychology. SAGE Publications.

Kenrick, D., Neuberg, S. L., & Cialdini, R. B. (2014). Social Psychology: Goals in Interaction. Pearson.

Výrost, J., Slaměník, I., & Sollárová, E. (2019). Sociální psychologie: teorie, metody, aplikace. Grada.

Zeigler-Hill, V., Welling, L. L., & Shackelford, T. K. (Eds.). (2015). Evolutionary perspectives on social psychology. Springer.

Last update: Štěrbová Zuzana, Mgr., Ph.D. (16.09.2025)
 
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