Social and Cognitive Psychology Field of study: Creative management in new media
Programme code: W8-S2CM20.2022

Module name: Social and Cognitive Psychology
Module code: W8-ZN-S2-PP
Programme code: W8-S2CM20.2022
Semester:
  • summer semester 2025/2026
  • summer semester 2024/2025
  • summer semester 2023/2024
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 3
Description:
The Social and Cognitive Psychology course aims to provide students with the basic knowledge in these areas of psychology to understand the processes of managing contemporary organizations and issues of human cognition and explaining human behavior. The main issues discussed during the classes will be the basic mechanisms of human behavior in social communities such as teams, organizations, and society. The topics of the following classes will be an explanation of the essence of science, which is social psychology and cognitive psychology, human behavior in individual and group dimensions and their determinants, social cognition, the phenomenon of conformism, the effect of social idleness and other negative effects of group work, stereotypes and prejudices, social influence (including manipulation, power, and leadership), social intelligence and other social competences. Participation in the classes will enable the training of basic skills in interpersonal communication and problem solving related to the functioning of people in a social environment. An essential area of the course will be the context of organizations and their management.
Prerequisites:
The student has basic knowledge in the field of social sciences.
Key reading:
E. Aronson, Social Psychology, Global Edition, Pearson Education Limited. 2017. Ph. Quinlan, Ph. T. Quinlan, B, Dyson: Cognitive Psychology. Publisher-Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008. E. T. Higgins, A. W. Kruglanski (red.), Social psychology: Handbook of basic principles. US: Guilford Press, New York 1996 N. Braisby, A. Gellatly: Cognitive Psychology. Publisher-Oxford University Press, 2012. G. Lindzey, E. Aronson (red.), The handbook of social psychology (2nd ed.) England: Addison-Wesley. Oxford 1968.
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
The student defines basic concepts such as social cognition, social dissonance, interpersonal communication, interpersonal attractiveness, conformism, normative social impact, informational social impact, the influence of authority, prejudice, stereotype, discrimination, pro-social behavior, attribution, group thinking syndrome, power, leadership, and others covered by the thematic scope of the classes. [PP_1]
 K_W10 [5/5]
The student explains the meaning of social and cognitive psychology as a science in interpreting specific phenomena in business life and on the Internet. [PP_2]
 K_W11 [4/5]
The student classifies psychological phenomena and can assess their positive and negative dimensions. [PP_3]
 K_U09 [4/5]
The student identifies the causes of people's behavior in the group and proposes solutions to social and cognitive psychology problems. [PP_4]
 K_U12 [5/5]
The student improves the ability to work in a group. [PP_5]
 K_K09 [4/5]
The student identifies himself with the idea of lifelong learning. [PP_6]
 K_K12 [3/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
Test [PP_w_1]
Verification of knowledge of basic concepts and ways to solve specific problems, group work skills, knowledge of creative thinking techniques, and ability to present worked-out solutions.
 PP_1 PP_2
Continuous evaluation [PP_w_2]
Verification of work skills in a group over a selected problem and presentation of its solution.
 PP_3 PP_4 PP_5 PP_6
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
lecture [PP_fs_1]
Classes will be conducted in the form of an interactive lecture, within which elements of discussion, case study, games, and creative thinking techniques will be introduced.
 15
Analysis of the literature on the subject, analysis of the lecture content, searching for examples in practice, and independent implementation of the indicated material batches, including the subject literature.
 30 Test [PP_w_1]
practical classes [PP_fs_2]
Expository methods (talk, explanations and explanations, multimedia presentations) and problem method (activating method or situational and didactic game) or task methods and analysis of source material.
 15
Independent implementation of the material batch indicated in the syllabus and analysis of examples selected by the lecturer, repetition, and consolidation of knowledge and skills acquired during the course.
 30 Continuous evaluation [PP_w_2]
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