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Course, academic year 2025/2026
   
Social Psychology 2 - APS100092
Title: Sociální psychologie 2
Form of teaching: lecture+seminar
Guaranteed by: Department of Psychology (21-KPS)
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Actual: from 2025
Duration in semesters: 1
Semester: summer
Points: 0
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: summer s.:written
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity: 60 / unknown (unknown)
Maximum number of enrolled students: unlimited
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:  
Repeated enrollment: 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
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. Jiří Mudrák, Ph.D.
doc. Mgr. Miroslav Popper, CSc.
Mgr. Zuzana Štěrbová, Ph.D.
doc. Mgr. Kateřina Zábrodská, Ph.D.
Pre-requisite : APS100091
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 successfully complete the course, students must fulfill two requirements.

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

2. Final test
The course concludes with a test that assesses knowledge and understanding of key concepts, theoretical approaches, and empirical findings in social psychology covered during both the winter and summer semesters.

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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