MSBP_UPs Introduction to psychology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Rudolf Kohoutek, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Evžen Řehulka, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Škubalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Evžen Řehulka, CSc.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Evžen Řehulka, CSc.
Timetable
Mon 13:25–14:10 učebna 50
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the subject is to get acquainted with basic concepts and theories of general psychology and psychology of personality and with the evolution of them. The subject studies should present the relations of psychology to other socially-scientific and natural-scientific branches, and the exploitation of the psychological knowledge in present sciences on man and social practice. A successful passing of this block is a prerequisite for further studies of other psychological disciplines. At the end of the course the student will be able to read common psychological text for teachers and to understand them creatively. The student should also be able to differentiate the positives of academic psychology from general popular psychological findings.
Syllabus
  • Subject matter of psychology and its evolution. Biological conditionality of psyche. Psyche. Social and cultural conditionality of psyche. Consciousness. Associanism. Psychophysics and experimental psychology. Geštalt-psychology. VNČ physiology. Behaviourism. Humanistic psychology. Cognitive psychology. Transpersonal psychology. Personality – concept, definition, structure and dynamics. Factor and typological systems. Motivation, needs, interests, values. Capabilities, intelligence. Creativity. Character, volition, decision making, stress, resistance to heavy-load situations. Emotions, temperament. Attention, memory, learning. Cognitive processes: sensation, perception, imagination, fantasy. Thinking and speech. How to exploit the knowledge of psychology. How to succeed in studies.
Literature
  • ŘÍČAN, Pavel. Psychologie : příručka pro studenty. 2. dopl. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2008, 294 s. ISBN 9788073674069. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Psychologie téměř pro každého. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2004, 318 s. ISBN 8020011986. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Úvod do psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 507 s. ISBN 8020009930. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Základy psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 590 s. ISBN 80-200-0689-3. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Encyklopedie obecné psychologie. 2., rozšířené vydání,. Praha: Academia, 1997, 437 stran. ISBN 8020006257. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Encyklopedie obecné psychologie. 2., rozš. vyd., v Academii v. Praha: Academia, 1997, 437 s. : i. ISBN 80-200-0625-719. info
  • ATKINSON, Rita L. Psychologie. Translated by Erik Herman - Miroslav Petržela. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 863 s. ISBN 808560535X. info
  • ATKINSONOVÁ, Rita L. Psychologie [Atkinsonová]. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 862 s. : o. ISBN 80-85605-35-X. info
Teaching methods
lectures, reading, homeworks
Assessment methods
final written exam - to complete the examination it is necessary to have at least 65% correct answers.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
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