1. SylabUZ
2. Faculty of Social Sciences
3. winter term 2020/2021
4. WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Sociology - First-cycle Erasmus programme
5. Social Psychology

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Social Psychology - course description

Aim of the course

To present and discuss basic information about social psychology, psychology of social influence, cultural  differences psychology.

Prerequisites

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No special prerequisites

Scope

1. Social psychology subject
2. Famous social experiments and it’s consequences
3. Methods of social influence.
4.  Susceptability and resistence to social influence.
5.  Persuasion, propaganda and manipulation in social relations.
6. The social influence and manipulation methods at work.

Teaching methods

Some classes will be a discussion of critical and analytical terms and methods of social influence.

Demonstrating - teaching through examples and case studies description. Role playing and scenario analysing during classes. Textbook assignments.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

Assessed on the basis of: a) submitting an essay on topics related to the methods of social influence; b) preparing short multimedial presentation about one student-chosen method of social influence; c) Individual assessment based on active participation during the course.

Recommended reading

1.       Aronson E., Wilson T.D, Akert R.M., Social Psychology, 2004.

Further reading

1.       Zimbardo Ph.,The Psychology of Attitude Change and Social Influence. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991.

2.       Zimbardo Ph., Influencing Attitudes and Changing Behavior (2nd ed.). Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 1977.

Notes

the subject can be run every semester, in case there is not enough persons to make a group there will be individual class run during instructor hours.

Modified by dr Jarosław Wagner (last modification: 08-07-2020 17:37)