Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Social Psychology
Course Code
SZF_133
Branch of Science
Civil Rights; Law
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Juridical Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ilze Trapenciere
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To acquaint students with theoretical and practical approaches of social psychology and possibilities to use them in work with people and groups of people. To analyse the role of the personality in the social context and to provide knowledge about the components of the psychological structure of personality in the social context. Students are taught to recognise social psychological phenomena in practice, to analyse their causes and possible consequences.
Preliminary Knowledge
Not required.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students acquire knowledge on social psychology as a science and its beginnings, research methods in social psychology, personality structure, social thinking and cognition, the development of aggression and its contributing factors, and the formation of attitudes.
Skills
1.Students understand theories and concepts of social psychology; analyse and get to know oneself better; are able to express their thoughts verbally and in writing; value diversity; develop critical thinking. Students gain skills in recognising syndromes, effects, and phenomena in social psychology. Are able to see the types of influence and the importance thereof in communication. Are able to recognise and eliminate stereotypes, social prejudices, and discrimination in communication.
Competences
1.Students are able to apply the acquired knowledge in social psychology – to analyse themselves and others in the context of social psychology. Students are able to understand and analyse their own and surrounding non-verbal communication and its significance in law. Students are able to evaluate stress, detect signs of stress and burnout in the social environment, and plan preventive measures to prevent stress.
Assessment
Individual work
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First seminar.
Syndromes, effects, and phenomena in psychology.
Describe an effect, phenomenon, or syndrome (not only the Stockholm syndrome) in the context of social psychology, with reference to the source, connecting it to an actual event. The work must be presented to coursemates in groups and handed over.
Second seminar.
Introspection. Stress management. Methods and techniques. Practical application in difficult situations.
To describe a repetitive stress situation that the student is experiencing (associate it with one’s professional field, if the student is not working, then stress that occurs in the social environment). Using literature, analyse oneself, one’s stress and describe how one will try to act in the future if the situation recurs. The work must be discussed in groups and handed over.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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In accordance with RSU Academic Regulations I.
Exam. Analyse the situation of a movie “hero” or a real person (for example, a criminal) from the point of view of social psychology. The work shall be handed over in printed form.
For example, discrimination, stereotypical thinking, attribution error, aggression, mobbing, conformism, stress, etc.
In the view of several theories. To describe the socio-psychological causes. Theory from V. Reņģe “Social psychology” or lecture materials. Use references in the text.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Social psychology as a discipline, problematics. Research methods.
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Syndromes, effects, and phenomena in psychology.
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Syndromes, effects, and phenomena in psychology.
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Psychology of social cognition: social perception and attribution. Social identity, "Self-concept". Formation of impression.
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Psychology of social cognition: social perception and attribution. Social identity, "Self-concept". Formation of impression.
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Social thinking, social notions, objectification, anchoring. Authors S. Moscovici, E. Durkheim et al.
Stereotypes, social prejudices, and discrimination. Their differences, motivation and causes of formation.
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Social thinking, social notions, objectification, anchoring. Authors S. Moscovici, E. Durkheim et al.
Stereotypes, social prejudices, and discrimination. Their differences, motivation and causes of formation.
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Social impact. Power. Conformism. Decision-making.
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Social impact. Power. Conformism. Decision-making.
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Social impact. Power. Conformism. Decision-making.
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Attitude, its formation. Theories of aggression, its causes.
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Attitude, its formation. Theories of aggression, its causes.
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Attitude, its formation. Theories of aggression, its causes.
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Stress in social psychology. States of stress. Its diagnostics.
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Stress in social psychology. States of stress. Its diagnostics.
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Introspection. Stress management. Methods and techniques. Practical application in difficult situations.
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Introspection. Stress management. Methods and techniques. Practical application in difficult situations.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
34 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Social psychology as a discipline, problematics. Research methods.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Syndromes, effects, and phenomena in psychology.
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Psychology of social cognition: social perception and attribution. Social identity, "Self-concept". Formation of impression.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Social thinking, social notions, objectification, anchoring. Authors S. Moscovici, E. Durkheim et al.
Stereotypes, social prejudices, and discrimination. Their differences, motivation and causes of formation.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Stress in social psychology. States of stress. Its diagnostics.
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Introspection. Stress management. Methods and techniques. Practical application in difficult situations.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
V.Reņģe «Sociālā psiholoģija»
Additional Reading
1.
Ozoliņa Nucho A., Vidnere M. (1998). Stresa menedžments. Pārvarēšana un profilakse. - Izdevniecība AGB.
2.
Ozoliņa, N.A. & Vidnere, M. (2000). Iztēles psiholoģija. Izdevniecība AGB
3.
Anderson Jane M. Depressoin, Stress and Work. How occupation Can Affect Mental Health (2007). Journal of Controversial Medical Claims (Vol 15. No.1)
4.
Maslach, C. (1998). A multidimensional theory of burnout. In C. L. Cooper (Ed.), Theories of organizational stress (pp. 68-85). Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press
5.
Bodrov, V. A. (2006). Psihologicheskij stress: razvitije i preodolenije. PER SE. (psiholoģiskais stress: attīstība un tā pārvarēšana).
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Grinberg, D. (2002). Upravlenije stressom. Piter, (Stresa vadīšana – krievu val.).
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Sandomirskij, M. E. (2001). Zascita ot stresa. Institut psihoterapij. Moskva. (Aizsardzība no stresa).
8.
Torntons, M. (2006). Meditācija stresa mirklī. Preses nams.
Other Information Sources
1.
Myers D. Social psychology. New York: McGraw Hill, 1996. / Майерс. Социальная психология. Москва, 2011.
2.
Omārova S. Cilvēks dzīvo grupā :sociālā psiholoģija.Rīga, Kamene
3.
Prabals F. Manipulācija ar cilvēkiem. Pozitīvā pieeja. Zvaigzne ABC apgāds; 2011
4.
Reņģe, V. Sociālā psiholoģija. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2002.
5.
Vorobjovs, A. Sociālā psiholoģija. R.: Izglītības soļi. 2002.
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Smith, E., Mackie, D. Social psychology. Hove and New York., Psychology Press. 2007.
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Stereotype definition based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary [tiešsaiste]. [B.v.] : Ask.com, 2008 [skatīts 2009.g. 28.febr.].
8.
Pļaveniece M., Škuškovina D. Sociālā psiholoģija pedagogiem. Rīga, Raka, 2002.
9.
Андреева Г.М. Социальная психология. – М.: Аспект Пресс, 2002.
10.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
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Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
12.
Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal.