PS_BB067 Observation practice

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Katarína Kemková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Iva Burešová, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
PS_BB067/01: Wed 16:00–17:40 C42, K. Kemková
PS_BB067/02: Wed 18:00–19:40 C42, K. Kemková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to try different types of observation and to learn using then according to context situation.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, student will:
1) be capable of creating and using different types of sheet to capture behaviour.
2) understand differences in observation according to specific psychological discipline.
3) be able to distinguish between observation and interpretation of behaviour.
Syllabus
  • 1) Psychological observation, it's advantages and limits
  • 2) Observer issues
  • 3) Emotions and evolution psychology
  • 4) Basic types of observation
  • 5) Observation in terms of industrial and organizational psychology
  • 6) Observation in terms of developmental psychology
  • 7) Observation in terms of clinical psychology
  • 8) Observation in terms of psychology research
  • 9) Body language, lie spotting
  • 10) Observation in the field
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Sociální psychologie : moderní učebnice sociální psychologie. Edited by Miles Hewstone - Wolfgang Stroebe, Translated by Dagmar Brejlová - Pa. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2006, 769 s. ISBN 8073670925. info
    not specified
  • Baumeister, R.F., Vohs, K.D. & Funder, D.C. (2007). Psychology as the Science of Self-Reports and Finger Movements. Whatever Happened to Actual Behavior? Perspectives on Psychological Science 2(4).
Teaching methods
Teaching methods: lectures, group work, discussion, model situations
Assessment methods
Completion requirements:
1) active participation in lessons - 80% min.
2) seminar paper in the form of reflection on the discussed topic
3) final colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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