PSBB019 Psychology of pictorial representation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024

The course is not taught in Spring 2024

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Čeněk Šašinka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vojtěch Juřík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Michal Sedlák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Pavel Ugwitz, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Čeněk Šašinka, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of general psychology and intensive interest in imagination and drawings.
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
Themes: Assessing personality through drawings, expression of self-image; interpreting children drawings; drawing techniques; mandala: systemic relationships, mandala: expression in drawings; effectiveness of images; external space vs projective space; creative power of folk art; drawings in psychological diagnostics of children and adults.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to understand basic principles how working different forms of visualizations in different context.
Syllabus
  • Themes: Assessing personality through drawings, expression of self-image; interpreting children drawings; drawing techniques; mandala: systemic relationships, mandala: expression in drawings; effectiveness of images; external space vs projective space; creative power of folk art; drawings in psychological diagnostics of children and adults. Key words: cognitive maps, drawing, graphic production, pictorial perception, representation of the world, seeing, visual illusions
Teaching methods
Based on three pillars: 1. Lectures focused on specific isuues 2. Practical presentation of current research studies and involved technology (Augmented reality, Eyetracking systems, 3D projection, web based platform Hypothesis atd.) 3. Seminar papers
Assessment methods
Participation and seminar paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
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