PSA_031 Comparative psychology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Lubomír Vašina, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 7:30–9:05 C33
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PSA_040 (Základy neurověd), PSA_001 (Biologické vědy)
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 be able to understand, explain and to compare models and behavior and emotional theories on the human and subhuman level. Comparative psychology learns the students comparative approach to searched phenomena. Comparative psychology works with information from biology, neuroscience, neurology, evolution biology, phylogenetic and ontogenetic psychology and psychology of agression.
Syllabus
  • . Theoretical and philosophical basics of comparative psychology. Evolution of life, behavior and experiencing of human being. Evolution process and creation. Evolution process versus evolution theory. Psychological problem. Position of comparative psychology in system of humanities and in system of psychological sciences. Trans-discipline connection with biological sciences. Zoo-psychology, ethology, bionics and sociobiology. 2. Definition, subject and history of comparative psychology. Journey from Linnes works, over comparative morphology a zoology up to now. From era of anthropomorphism in animal behavior research, over experimental phase to system approach in interpretation of research data. Exceptional importance of zoo-psychology and behaviorism in development of comparative psychology. 3. Evolutional principle possibilities and limits. From Darwin to current pluralistic conceptions of evolution. Homology and analogy, quantitative and qualitative indexes. 4. Basic methodological approaches in comparative psychology. Laboratory and nature approach. Modeling in comparative psychology. Basic research techniques in comparative psychology. 5.Basic theories of instinct. Instinctive and learned behavior. Theory of motivation and behavior on sub-human and human level. Consummation and appetence behavior. Ritual. Intentional movements. Experimental research of motivation in animal behavior. 6. Comparative characteristics of emotional behavior. Aggression, aggressive behavior. Comparison of aggression on human and subhuman level. Types, mechanisms and coping mechanisms of aggression. Theory of aggression. 7. Comparative characteristics of socialization and social behavior. Game on subhuman and human level, meaning and comparison of data. 9. Reproductive behavior, Offspring care, territorial behavior. 10. Abnormal behavior on subhuman level. Definition abnormal a pathological behavior on subhuman level. Experimental induction of malfunctioned behavior. Experimental neurosis. Animal model of depression. Modeling of psychosis. Convulsive states. Problems of animals in Zoo. 11. Utilization of animal behavior knowledge in applied research. Critical analysis 12-14 Educational movie.
Literature
    required literature
  • Vašina, L. (2010): Komparativní psychologie. Grada, Praha.
    recommended literature
  • Barrett a kol.(2007):Evoluční psychologie.Portál, Brno.
  • LORENZ, Konrad. Základy etologie : srovnávací výzkum chování. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1993, 254 s. ISBN 8020004777. info
  • FRAŇKOVÁ, Slávka and Zdeněk KLEIN. Úvod do etologie člověka. 1. vyd. Praha: HZ Systém (Editio), 1997, 193 s. ISBN 80-86009-15-7. info
  • BENEŠ, Jan. Homo sapiens sapiens : hominizace ve světle biologických behaviorálních a sociokulturních adaptací. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Univerzita J. E. Purkyně, 1990, 219 s. ISBN 8021001739. info
  • LORENZ, Konrad. Takzvané zlo. Translated by Alena Veselovská. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1992, 237 s. ISBN 8020402640. info
  • TINBERGEN, N.: On aims and methods of ethology. Z. Tierps. 20, 410 - 433, 1963.
  • POPPER, Karl R. and Konrad LORENZ. Budoucnost je otevřená : rozhovor v Altenbergu a texty z vídeňského Popperovského sympozia. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1997, 127 s. ISBN 8070212039. info
Teaching methods
Lecture (one hour per week)
Assessment methods
Essay 5-8 pages-A4 and oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/psych/index_cz.html
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, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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