Social Psychology

elementary

(in Polish) EL_W01

EL_U03

Level of course: basic.

Objectives: acquaint students with the psychological aspects of human behavior and the factors defining development of the relation of an individual with society.

Prerequisites:

General social and sociological knowledge.

Course contents:

Social psychology as a science: the subject of social psychology, the place of social psychology among other sciences. Man as subject and object in social relations.

Social influence: informational social influence, normative social influence, reasons of conformity, resisting social influence.

Negotiations: as the situation with succumbing to the influence or exerting pressure; The concept and types of negotiations, the factors affecting the negotiation process, stages of negotiations.

Verbal communication: diagram of the communication process, communication direct and indirect, the principles of effective communication, barriers in the communication process.

Non-verbal communication: the concept, indicators of non-verbal communication, body language interpretation.

Self-presentation - the principle of effective self-presentation, the role of first impression.

Interpersonal relations - from the perspective of theoretical orientations, factors affecting relationships and intergroup. The social exchange theory, the equility theory, the investment model of relationship.

The cognitive dissonance theory: cognitive dissonance, postdecision dissonance, dissonance in interpersonal relations, ways to reduce dissonance.

Attributional process - explaining the reasons for own behavior, and others: attribution, attribution external, internal attribution, correspondent inference theory, covariation model, fundamental attribution error, defensive attributions.

Social cognition: saving cognitive schemas, stereotypes, prejudices.

Attitudes: the concept, the process of shaping attitudes, influencing the change of attitude.

The persuasive communication: the effectiveness of persuasive communication, mechanisms used in advertising, resisting the persuasive communication.

Group processes. The functioning of the individuals in the group: level of performance, decision making, cooperation and competition, the role of leader.

Social psychology and health: to interpret negative events, the degree of control over health, situation and environment, health habits.

Stress: sources of stress, stress reactions, the consequences of prolonged or repeated stress, ways of deal with stress. Burnout syndrome.

Aronson E., Wilson T.D., Akert R., Psychologia społeczna, Warszawa 1998; Mika S., Psychologia społeczna, Warszawa 1984; Rathus S.A., Psychologia współczesna, Gdańsk 2004; Argyle M., Psychologia stosunków międzyludzkich, Warszawa 1991; Domachowski W., Przewodnik po psychologii społecznej, Warszawa 2007.