PB11PA4 General Psychology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavel Humpolíček, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ivana Klusáková
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 7:30–9:05 J21
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 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim is to introduce students into a set of basic concepts, which they need to develop for a further insights in psychology. Basic psychical processes, states and traits constitute a framework, which students of education may need to follow and influence in their everyday activities.
Upon succesful completion of the course, student will be able to:
- define the basic concepts of psychology
- clarify the basic characteristics and functions of psychic phenomena
- describe and explain the basic types of psychic phenomena (psychic processes, states and properties)
- briefly characterize the basic psychological orientations and can indicate their main representatives
- use knowledge of psychological methods to improve knowledge of itself and of others
Syllabus
  • 1. Psychology among sciences, psychology as a human science, psychological science disciplines - classification, subject. Psychology and its place in human life, psychology in education.
  • 2. History of psychology.
  • 3. Basic methods in psychology - observation, experimental method, interview, inventory, test, results of activity analysis, biographical method, anamnesis, instrumentation methods.
  • 4. Basic concepts of psychology - mind, consciousness, unconsciousness, experience, behavior, psychic processes, psychic states, psychic properties, personality etc. Basic characteristics and functions of psychic phenomena. Classification of psychic phenomena. Psychic determination, psychic development.
  • 5. Sensory processes, perception (characterization, basic kinds of percepts, perception properties, basic kinds of perception, perception types).
  • 6. Imagination /image and fantasy/ (characterization, basic kinds of images, imagination types, association laws).
  • 7. Thinking and language, problem-solving (characterization, thought forms, thought operations, basic kinds of thinking, individual properties of thinking, basic kinds of language, thinking and problem-solving - phase, kinds of problems, problem-solving methods).
  • 8. Memory (characterization, phase memory process, basic kinds of memory, types of memory, properties of memory). Learning (characterization, types of learning, learning phase, learning factors).
  • 9. Attention (characterization, properties of attention, kinds of attention, attention types).
  • 10. Emotions, feelings (characterization, basic characteristics of emotions, components of emotional process, classification of emotions - basic kinds, individual differences).
  • 11. Voluntary act (characterization, structure - voluntary act phase, voluntary properties).
  • 12. Activity (characterization, basic kinds of human activity - game, learning, work).
  • 13. Motivation (motive, motivation, motivation process, characterization of basic motives).
  • 14. Conflicts and conflict situations (basic kinds of conflicts, basic types of conflicts, resource conflict, typical conflict situations, conflict resolution and response to conflicts).
Literature
  • PLHÁKOVÁ, Alena. Učebnice obecné psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2004, 472 s. ISBN 80-200-1387-3. info
  • Helus, Zdeněk. Úvod do psychologie. Učebnice pro střední školy a bakalářská studia na VŠ. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2011. 320 s. ISBN: 978-80-247-3037-0.
  • ŠVANCARA, Josef. Emoce, motivace, volní procesy (Emotion, motivation, volition). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 142 pp. Psychologie. ISBN 80-86633-11-X. info
  • ATKINSONOVÁ, Rita L. Psychologie [Atkinsonová]. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 862 s. : o. ISBN 80-85605-35-X. info
  • PLHÁKOVÁ, Alena. Dějiny psychologie. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2006, 328 stran. ISBN 802470871X. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Průvodce dějinami psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1995, 174 s. ISBN 80-85937-23-9. info
  • Encyklopedie obecné psychologie. Edited by Milan Nakonečný. 2. rozš. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1998, 437 s. ISBN 80-200-0625-7. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Lexikon psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Vodnář, 1995, 397 s., ta. ISBN 80-85255-74-X. info
  • Hartl, Pavel - Hartlová, Helena. Velký psychologický slovník. Portál 2010. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2010. 800 s. ISBN 978-80-7367-686-5.
  • HARTL, Pavel and Helena HARTLOVÁ. Psychologický slovník [Portál, 2000]. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2000, 774 s. ISBN 80-7178-303-X. info
Teaching methods
lecture (one hour a week) and seminar (one hour a week)
Assessment methods
written examination (written test - usually 20 questions rated 20 points, for successfully managing to be achieved at least 14 points - 70 %)
prerequisite to perform the test is active participation in lessons - at least 80 %
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 Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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