PSY258 General psychology - metacognition

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Ondřej Bečev, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Brhelová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Miroslav Filip, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondřej Straka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Miroslav Šipula (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Beranová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Miroslav Šipula
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each even Wednesday 13:30–15:00 P22
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PSY258/SA: each even Wednesday 15:15–16:45 U23
PSY258/SB: each odd Wednesday 15:15–16:45 U23
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is conceived as an integration of four psychological fields: cognitive, emotional, motivational and social phenomena/processes.
Cognitive processes are emphasized and presented as one of possible points of view with respect to the other.
Critical thinking, a processual perspective and ability to find and analyse common mistakes people make in everyday-life situations pose the center of the course.
At the end of this course, student should be able:
1. To understand main concepts, concept relations, phenomena in the areas mentioned below. To understand and to use precisely the terminology in the area of metacognition.
2. To know the main theoretical approaches in the area of metacognition.
3. To integrate terminology and processes of cognitive, emotional, motivational and social character.
4. To analyse phenomena in these four areas from a processual perspective.
5. To analyse common mistakes people make in everyday-life situations.
Syllabus
  • 1. Mental representation
  • 2. Intelligence
  • 3. (Ir)rationality in everyday life
  • 4. Cognitive theories of question answering process
  • 5. Psychosemantics
  • 6. Consciousness and self awareness process
  • This is the main part of the course syllabus. The whole syllabus containing a list of particular terms, instructions and recommended literature will be available (in Czech) - in the folder "Study materials" in the Information System of MU.
Literature
  • The seven sins of memory (Orig.) : Sedm hříchů paměti : jak si pamatujeme a zapomínáme. info
  • Experience and Theory as Determinants of Attitudes toward Mental Representation: The Case of Knight Dunlap and the Vanishing Images of J.B. Watson.Nigel J.T. Thomas University of Leeds, U.K., The American Journal of Psychology [1989, vol.102] dostupné ja
  • Searle, J. (1990). Is The Brain’s Mind A Computer Program? Scientific American, 262(1), 26–31.
  • Kahneman, D. (2003). Maps Of Bounded Rationality: Psychology For Behavioral Economics. American Economic Review, December 2003, 1449–1475.
  • Robinson, M.D., Clore, G. (2002). Belief and feeling: Evidence for an accessibility model of emotional self-report. Psychological Bulletin, 128, 6, 934-960
  • STERNBERG, Robert J. Kognitivní psychologie. Translated by František Koukolík. Vydání druhé. Praha: Portál, 2009, 636 stran. ISBN 9788073676384. info
  • EYSENCK, Michael W. and Mark T. KEANE. Kognitivní psychologie. Translated by Miroslav Filip. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2008, 748 s. ISBN 9788020015594. info
  • HILL, Grahame. Moderní psychologie : hlavní oblasti současného studia lidské psychiky. Translated by Helena Hartlová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2004, 282 s. ISBN 8071786411. info
  • TOURANGEAU, Roger and Kenneth A. RASINSKI. The psychology of survey response. Edited by Lance J. Rips. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000, xiii, 401. ISBN 0521576296. URL info
  • RUISEL, Imrich. Základy psychologie inteligence. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2000, 183 s. ISBN 80-7178-425-7. info
  • HOSKOVEC, Jiří, Milan NAKONEČNÝ and Miluše SEDLÁKOVÁ. Psychologie XX. století. 2. dopl. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1996, 138 s. ISBN 8071842575. info
  • DALTON, Peggy and Gavin DUNNETT. A psychology for living : personal construct theory for professionals and clients. Chichester, West Sussex, England: John Willey & Sons, 1992, x, 227. ISBN 0471935492. info
Teaching methods
1. Lectures
2. Class exercises (participation required)
3. Two essays
4. Two homeworks
5. Elective homework
6. E-learning ("ELF system" at http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/), on-line counselling and elective testing
Assessment methods
Student's work evaluation includes the evaluation of:
1. Class exercises participation (15 p.)
2. Research project (35 b.)
3. Elective mid-term examination (4 p.)
4. Elective homework (2-4 p.)
4. Written examination (50 p.)
This is the main part of the course syllabus. The whole syllabus containing all the evaluation system details will be available (in Czech) - in the folder "Study materials" in the Information System of MU.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2 - kurz PSY258
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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