SZ1021a Introduction into Psychology - lecture

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Michaela Bucková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Evžen Řehulka, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Mgr. Kristýna Balátová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Tereza Škubalová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Sekaninová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
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 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
  • KASSIN, Saul M. Psychologie. Translated by Dagmar Brejlová - Veronika Sobotková - Helena Šolcová. Vyd. 1. Brno: Computer Press, 2007, xxiii, 771. ISBN 9788025117163. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Základy psychologie. Vydání první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2004, 356 stran. ISBN 9788024608419. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
written tests; 70% of correct answers
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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