Material for a 6-hour lesson, part of the Mid-Level Management Course, developed by the Kosovo Police Service School
With roots in both philosophy and psychology – the systematic study of behaviour – Social Psychology stands today as a separate discipline.
The subject matter of Social Psychology encompasses a broad range of topics, and the list grows from year to year as psychologists develop new techniques for studying individuals interacting with each other and with their social and physical environment.
Most of the topics of Social Psychology have a direct bearing on the management and leadership processes and they are incorporated in one way or another in management training at different levels.
In this lesson we will introduce some of the basic concepts of Social Psychology concerning the social influence on the individual behaviour.
At the end of this lesson participants will be able to: