PdF:SZ7BK_UVPS Introduction to psychology - Course Information

SZ7BK_UVPS Introduction to psychology

Extent and Intensity

0/0/.5. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Josef Lukas, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Škubalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Cincibus Vacková (assistant)
Mgr. Ivana Kupčíková, DiS. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Sekaninová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education

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

• Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - English Language (programme PdF, B-SPE)
• Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - German Language (programme PdF, B-SPE)
• Special Education - Communication Techniques (programme PdF, B-SPD)
• Special Education (programme PdF, B-SPD)
• Special Education (programme PdF, B-SPD, specialization Logopedy)
• Special Education (programme PdF, B-SPD, specialization Ostatní pedie)
• Teacher Education - Vocational Training (programme PdF, B-SPE) (2)
• Teacher Education - Vocational Training (programme PdF, B-SPE, specialization Obory obchodu a služeb)
• Teacher Education - Vocational Training (programme PdF, B-SPE, specialization Technické obory)

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 findings 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.
• Cognitive processes: sensation, perception, imagination, fantasy.
• Attention, memory, learning.
• Thinking and speech.
• Capabilities, intelligence. Creativity.
• Emotions, temperament.
• Personality – concept, definition, structure and dynamics. Motivation, needs, interests, values.
• Character, volition, decision making, stress, resistance to heavy-load situations.
• How to exploit the knowledge of psychology.

Literature

required literature
• VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Základy psychologie. Vydání první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2004, 356 stran. ISBN 9788024608419. info
• PLHÁKOVÁ, Alena. Učebnice obecné psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2004, 472 s. ISBN 9788020014993. info

recommended literature
• HARTL, Pavel and Helena HARTLOVÁ. Velký psychologický slovník. Vydání čtvrté, v Portál. Praha: Portál, 2010, 797 stran. ISBN 9788073676865. info
• ATKINSONOVÁ, Rita L. Psychologie [Atkinsonová]. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 862 s. : o. ISBN 80-85605-35-X. info

Teaching methods

lecture, reading

Assessment methods

Colloquium, written test (70% of correct answers)

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 each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin.

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