OP3BK_PsUP Introduction into Psychology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Josef Lukas, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Evžen Řehulka, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Irena Ocetková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Pavel Pecina, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Renata Buganová
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 190 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/190, only registered: 0/190
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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
  • ŘÍČAN, Pavel. Psychologie : příručka pro studenty. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2005, 286 stran. ISBN 8071789232. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Psychologie téměř pro každého. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2004, 318 s. ISBN 8020011986. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Základy psychologie. Vydání první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2004, 356 stran. ISBN 9788024608419. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Úvod do psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 507 s. ISBN 8020009930. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Základy psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 590 s. ISBN 80-200-0689-3. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Encyklopedie obecné psychologie. 2., rozšířené vydání,. Praha: Academia, 1997, 437 stran. ISBN 8020006257. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Psychologie osobnosti. Vyd. 2. Praha: Academia, 1997, 336 s. ISBN 8020006281. info
  • ATKINSONOVÁ, Rita L. Psychologie [Atkinsonová]. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 862 s. : o. ISBN 80-85605-35-X. info
Assessment methods
Credit, written tests
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 10 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010.
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