FF:PB11PA4 General Psychology - Course Information

PB11PA4 General Psychology

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Mojmír Svoboda, CSc.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ivana Klusáková

Timetable

Thu 8:20–9:55 C11

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Social Education and Counselling (programme FF, B-PD) (2)

Course objectives

General psychology: 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.

Syllabus

• 1. Psychology among sciences. Psychology as a human science. Different kinds of psychology - general, specific and applied sciences. Psychology in education.
• 2. Introduction into the history of psychology.
• 3. Research method in psychology - observation, experiment, interview, survey, anamnesis, test, sociometry.
• 4. Concepts and terms in psychology – mind, consciousness, unconsciousness, experience, behavior, action, personality etc.
• 5. Perception. Characteristics and theories.
• 6. Imagination. Imagery. Characteristics, types of imagination, mental imagery, associations.
• 7. Thinking and language. Problem solving. Methods of thinking.
• 8. Memory. Human memory process. Learning - learning methods.
• 9. Attention. Characteristics, attention models, types of attention.
• 10. Emotions. Classification and theories. Individual differences. Emotional process.
• 11. Will, voluntary action and volitional processes.
• 12. Activity. Characteristics. Types of activity - game, learning, work.
• 13. Motivation. Motives. Motivation process. Characteristics of general motives.
• 14. Conflicts. Problem situations. Causes. Types and modes of conflicts. Internal and external conflicts. Coping with problem situation.

Literature

• Plháková, Alena. Dějiny psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, a.s. 2006. 328 s. ISBN 80-247-0871-X.
• PLHÁKOVÁ, Alena. Učebnice obecné psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2004, 472 s. ISBN 80-200-1387-3. info
• ŠVANCARA, Josef. Emoce, motivace, volní procesy (Emotion, motivation, volition). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 142 pp. Psychologie. ISBN 80-86633-11-X. info
• HARTL, Pavel and Helena HARTLOVÁ. Psychologický slovník [Portál, 2000]. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2000, 774 s. ISBN 80-7178-303-X. 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
• NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Průvodce dějinami psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1995, 174 s. ISBN 80-85937-23-9. info
• ATKINSONOVÁ, Rita L. Psychologie [Atkinsonová]. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 862 s. : o. ISBN 80-85605-35-X. info

Assessment methods

Lectures and seminars. Admission conditions: 80% seminar attendance. The course is closed by paper exam. Type of completion: examination.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.

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