PSB_102 Psychosemantics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Urbánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Timetable
Mon 13:20–14:55 C42
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PSA_038 Methodology I
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The seminar was designed for the students interested in the psychological aspects of meaning. It concerns with the empirical studies of the psychological aspects of language and the utilization of the psychosemantic knowledge in psychological testing. Interested students can find a theme of their thesis in this area.
Main objectives of the course:
to understand basic concepts of semiotics
to learn some basic psychosemantic methods
to discuss various aspects of the psychology of meaning
Syllabus
  • relations of psychology, linguistics, philosophy of language, and semiotics
  • psycholinguistics and psychosemantics
  • basic conceptions of psychosemantics (Miller, Kreitler and Kreitler, Johnson-Laird, Kelly, Osgood, Shmelev, Petrenko)
  • research examples
Literature
  • URBÁNEK, Tomáš. Psychosémantika. Psychosémantický přístup ve výzkumu a diagnostice (Psychosemantics. Psychosemantic approach in research and diagnostics). 1st ed. Brno: Psychologický ústav AV ČR a Nakladatelství Pavel Křepela, 2003, 361 pp. (název edice a číslo svazku resp. verze - není). ISBN 80-86669-03-3. info
Assessment methods
class discussions, student's reports, participation in the model use of methods, homeworks, reading
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Spring 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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