FSS:CORE163 Psychology of personality trai - Course Information
CORE163 Psychology of personality traits
Faculty of Social StudiesSpring 2026
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jan Širůček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jan Širůček, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies - Prerequisites
- !TYP_STUDIA(ND) && (!PROGRAM(B-PSY) && !PROGRAM(B-PSYCH_))
The course has no prerequisites or specific assumptions and is suitable for enrolment in the first year of study. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 120 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/120, only registered: 0/120, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/120 - Course objectives
- The purpose of the course is to provide students with a basic insight into the topics and methodological procedures of personality psychology. It will address issues of intelligence and cognitive dispositions, affective (emotional) dispositions, and personality characteristics that co-determine functioning in interpersonal relationships. At the same time, it will focus on the basic principles of measuring these human characteristics.
- Learning outcomes
- Graduates will understand the principles underlying the measurement of personality characteristics in psychology. They will become familiar with the basic concepts used in contemporary personality psychology to describe human thinking, interpersonal dispositions and affectivity. They will understand the basic mechanisms by which hereditary and environmental factors work together to shape these in a person's life, and in particular the methods by which psychological science investigates this. In addition, it will enhance the ability to recognise the relevant commercial offer of psychological diagnostic services, particularly for education and HR.
- Syllabus
- The course is divided into five thematic blocks: 1. Measurement in Psychology 2. Interpersonal dispositions 3. Emotional and motivational dispositions 4. Cognitive dispositions 5. Formation of personality dispositions - influence of heredity and environment
- Teaching methods
- Lectures and discussions, online exercises.
- Assessment methods
- Ongoing online quizzes and a graded essay.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2026, recent)
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