PSA_005 Cognitive Psychology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Anton Heretik, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Helena Klimusová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Čeněk Šašinka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Dalibor Vobořil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tatiana Malatincová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 14:10–15:45 zruseno D22
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
At the end of the course, students should understand, analyze nad explain key theoretical approaches to cognitive processes. They should be able put the information about distinctive theoretical approaches to cognitive phenomena to use in various psychological applications.
Syllabus
  • 1) introduction – the emergence and antecedents of cognitive psychology; cognitive neuroscience 2) attention, consciousness 3) perception 4) memory 5) mental representation 6) language 7) reasoning, problem solving, decision making 8) intelligence
Literature
    required literature
  • EYSENCK, Michael W. and Mark T. KEANE. Kognitivní psychologie. Translated by Miroslav Filip. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2008, 748 s. ISBN 9788020015594. info
  • STERNBERG, Robert J. Kognitivní psychologie. Translated by František Koukolík. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2002, 636 s. ISBN 80-7178-376-5. info
    not specified
  • EYSENCK, Michael W. and Marc Peter KEANE. Cognitive psychology :a student's handbook. 4th ed. Hove: Psychology Press, 2000, viii, 631. ISBN 0-86377-551-9. info
  • SOLSO, Robert L. Cognitive psychology. 5th ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1998, xx, 601 s. ISBN 0-205-27418-8. info
  • GAVIN, Helen. The essence of cognitive psychology. 1st pub. London: Prentice-Hall Europe, 1998, xi, 215 s. ISBN 0-13-796459-5. info
  • EYSENCK, Michael W. A handbook of cognitive psychology. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 1984. ISBN 0-86377-016-9. info
Teaching methods
Lecturess, class discussions about student's prepared thesis
Assessment methods
Colloquium - at least 70 % of points in written multiple-choice test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Seminář pouze pro řádné posluchače jednooborového studia; 1.ročník
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Spring 1999, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.
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