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Social Psychology

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Course ID:	2751-BW-S1-1-PS
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (0318) Interdyscyplinarne programy i kwalifikacje związane z naukami społecznymi The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Social Psychology
Name in Polish:	Psychologia społeczna
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Political and Security Sciences
Course groups:	(in Polish) Bezpieczeństwo wewnętrzne - I stopna - 1 rok - studia stacjonarne - sem. Letni
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	Polish
Prerequisites:	-
Type of course:	(in Polish) przedmiot obowiązkowy
Total student workload:	50 hours, including 15 hours of contact with the teacher
Teaching methods:	- informative (conventional) lecture - problem lecture
Expository teaching methods:	- informative (conventional) lecture - problem-based lecture
Short description:	During the course students learn basic issues of psychology and social psychology.
Full description:	Class issues 1. What is psychology and social psychology? a. Myths and misconceptions about psychology and psychologists b. What is psychology and what are its goals c. Sub-disciplines of academic and applied psychology d. Roots of social psychology and its main questions e. Social influence as a main category for social psychology f. Social psychology and other disciplines or sub-disciplines of social sciences g. Main research approaches in social psychology 2. Main approaches in psychology and psychological concepts a. Pre-scientific psychology b. The rise of psychology - W. Wundt c. Psychological behaviorism d. Psychoanalysis e. Humanistic psychology f. Cognitive psychology 3. Personality and situation as factors determining human behavior a. Types of factors influencing human behavior b. Attribution and basic attribution error c. The "prison" experiment by Ph. Zimbardo and conclusions from it d. Milgram's experiment (role of authority) and conclusions from it e. Interactions of personality and situations 4. Group processes a. What is a group? Characteristics of a social group b. Social facilitation and social loafing c. Social identity and similarities between group members d. Group norma e. Conformism and its types f. De-individuation of the individual in the group
Bibliography:	E. Aronson, T.D. Wilson, R.M. Akert, Psychologia społeczna. Serce i umysł, Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo, Poznań 1997. E. Aronson, J. Aronson, Człowiek – istota społeczna, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2009. E. Aronson (red.), Człowiek – istota społeczna. Wybór tekstów, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2001. R.J. Crisp, R.N. Turner, Psychologia społeczna, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2009. B. Wojciszke, Psychologia społeczna, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar, Warszawa 2015. S. Mika, Psychologia społeczna, PWN, Warszawa 1987. M. Kossowska, M. Śmieja, S. Śpiewak (red.), Społeczne ścieżki poznania, Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Psychologiczne, Gdańsk 2005.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Written exam - 3 problem questions
Practical placement:	n.a.

Classes in period "Summer semester 2021/22" (past)

Time span:	2022-02-21 - 2022-09-30	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO WYK TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 15 hours more information
Coordinators:	Wiktor Szewczak
Group instructors:	Wiktor Szewczak
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Lecture - Grading

Classes in period "Summer semester 2022/23" (past)

Time span:	2023-02-20 - 2023-09-30	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH WYK FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 15 hours more information
Coordinators:	Wiktor Szewczak
Group instructors:	Wiktor Szewczak
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Lecture - Grading

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-20 - 2024-09-30	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO WYK TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 15 hours more information
Coordinators:	Wiktor Szewczak
Group instructors:	Wiktor Szewczak
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Lecture - Grading

Classes in period "Summer semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span:	2025-02-24 - 2025-09-30	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable
Type of class:	Lecture, 15 hours more information
Coordinators:	Wiktor Szewczak
Group instructors:	Wiktor Szewczak
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Lecture - Grading

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