UPV_0010 Introduction to psychology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Josef Lukas, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Kohoutek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Škubalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Sládek, CSc.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Jachymiáková
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
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.
Learning outcomes
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
  • ATKINSONOVÁ, Rita L. Psychologie [Atkinsonová]. 1. vyd. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1995, 862 s. : o. ISBN 80-85605-35-X. info
  • ŘÍČAN, Pavel. Psychologie : příručka pro studenty. Vydání první. Praha: Portál, 2005, 286 stran. ISBN 8071789232. info
  • HARTL, Pavel and Helena HARTLOVÁ. Velký psychologický slovník. Vydání čtvrté, v Portál. Praha: Portál, 2010, 797 stran. ISBN 9788073676865. info
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods
Written tests (70% of correct answers)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
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