Social Perception and Interaction

Pre-requisites: Prerequisite for taking the course in Social Perception and Interaction is grades in following courses: Psychology of individual differences and Psychology of learning

Course objectives: The course’s objective is to help students better recognize and understand various phenomena that occur in interpersonal interaction in both intra- and inter-group relations, and to enable them to independently conduct research in these areas.

Course description: 1. Theoretical and methodological foundations of social psychology: The subject and history of social psychology. Methods and techniques of research in social psychology – observation, content analysis, sociometry. 2. Social perception: theories of attribution and cognitive consistency. Perception of individuals and groups. Formation of self-consciousness. Interpersonal attraction. 3. Social interaction: communication – the concept and types. Groups: types, group structure and dynamics. Leadership. Relations within and between groups. Cooperation and competition. Conflicts. Decision-making in groups.

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Literature/Reading:

• Havelka, N.: SOCIJALNA PERCEPCIJA, Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva, Beograd 1992 (str. 11-27, 56-57, 71-82, 90-96, 104-127, 130-153, 174-189, 205-206, 211-214, 217-218, 225-249)
• Rot, N.: ZNAKOVI I ZNAČENjA, Plato, Beograd, 2004 (str. 35-39, 97-110, 141-159)
• Rot, N.: PSIHOLOGIJA GRUPA, Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva, Beograd 2006 (str. 21 – 82, 139-181, 209-245, 249-300, 303-305, 322-336)
• Havelka, N., B. Kuzmanović i D. Popadić: METODE I TEHNIKE SOCIJALNOPSIHOLOŠKIH ISTRAŽIVANjA, 2. IZDANjE, Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd 1998