SC4BK_UPS Introduction into psychology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Evžen Řehulka, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Němec, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Štěpařová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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
  • SMÉKAL, Vladimír. Pozvání do psychologie osobnosti :člověk v zrcadle vědomí a jednání. 1. vyd. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2002, 517 s. ISBN 80-85947-80-3. info
  • KERN, Hans. Přehled psychologie. Translated by Magdalena Machátová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 1999, 289 s. ISBN 80-7178-240-8. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Úvod do psychologie. 2. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1999, 209 s. ISBN 8071844217. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Základy psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 590 s. ISBN 80-200-0689-3. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Psychologie osobnosti. Vyd. 2. Praha: Academia, 1997, 336 s. ISBN 8020006281. info
  • FÜRST, Maria. Psychologie :včetně vývojové psychologie a teorie výchovy. Translated by Jiří Horák. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 263 s. ISBN 80-7198-199-0. info
  • ŘEHULKA, Evžen. Úvod do studia psychologie (Introduction to psychology study). 2nd ed. Brno: Paido, 1997, 60 pp. paido. ISBN 80-85931-46-X. info
  • ATKINSONOVÁ, Rita L. Psychologie [Atkinsonová]. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 862 s. : o. ISBN 80-85605-35-X. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
written test, 70% of correct answers
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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