PSB_308 Questions of modern cognitive psychology

Filozofická fakulta
jaro 2017
Rozsah
2/0/0. 4 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
Mgr. Lenka Štěpánková, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Psychologický ústav – Filozofická fakulta
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Psychologický ústav – Filozofická fakulta
Rozvrh
St 15:50–17:25 U29
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.

Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 17 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 0/17, pouze zareg.: 0/17
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The main aim of this course is to introduce the most important chapters of cognitive psychology. Some lections have implications to different fields of psychology (neuropsychology, forensic psychology, philosophy, psychology of personality etc.), after attending this course students will be familiar with the most crucial theories of modern cognitive psychology as well as the most interesting and groundbreaking research studies done in the field. During the semester, student will be introduced to modern trends in research of cognitive styles, memory research and impact of culture on the way people remember autobiographical events, attention research and theories dealing with thinking and decision making as well as consciousness and language research.
Osnova
  • 1.Introduction to the subject, Explanation of assessment methods, home reading and assignments for the semester 2.Memory, Definitions, research and memory problems and impairments 3.Autobiographical memory (implication into cultural studies and cultural anthropology), Life scripts and life stories: cultural differences, theories 4.Attention, Definition and research, Change blindness phenomenon and its explanation 5.Thinking and decision making, „the gut feeling“or the somatic marker hypothesis, research and results, discussion. 6. Consciousness and personality (implication into philosophy) 7. Perception/ Focus on visual perception, discussion between Gibson and his direct perception and constructionism in perception 8. Language and speech, Shapir-Whorf hypothesis and implications into cultural anthropology, theory by Suzanne Blackmore „Meme machine“ 9. Final lesson, final discussion
Literatura
    doporučená literatura
  • KAHNEMAN, Daniel. Thinking, fast and slow. 1st ed. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011, 499 s. ISBN 9780374533557. info
  • BADDELEY, Alan D., Michael W. EYSENCK a Michael C. ANDERSON. Memory. 1st pub. Hove: Psychology, 2009, xii, 451. ISBN 9781848720015. info
  • Memory in the real world. Edited by Gillian Cohen - Martin A. Conway. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Psychology Press, 2008, xii, 405. ISBN 9781841696416. info
  • EKMAN, Paul. Emotions revealed : recognizing faces and feelings to improve communication and emotional life. Revised, 2nd ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2007, xxi, 290. ISBN 9780805072754. info
  • Variation in working memory. Edited by Andrew R. A. Conway. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007, xix, 321 p. ISBN 9780195168631. info
  • Heuristics and biases : the psychology of intuitive judgement. Edited by Thomas Gilovich - Dale W. Griffin - Daniel Kahneman. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, xvi, 857. ISBN 9780521792608. URL info
  • Episodic memory : new directions in research. Edited by Martin A. Conway - John P. Aggleton - Alan D. Baddeley. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, x, 294. ISBN 9780198508809. info
  • Cognitive models of memory. Edited by Martin A. Conway. 1st MIT ed. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT, 1997, xiii, 369. ISBN 9780262531481. info
  • EYSENCK, Michael W. Perspectives on psychology. Hove: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 1994, 182 s. ISBN 0863772552. info
  • CONWAY, Martin A. Autobiographical memory : an introduction. 1st pub. Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 1990, xviii, 200. ISBN 0335098495. info
  • EYSENCK, Michael W. A handbook of cognitive psychology. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 1984. ISBN 0-86377-016-9. info
  • TVERSKY, Amos a Daniel KAHNEMAN. The Framing of Decisions and the Psychology of Choice. Science. 1981, roč. 211, č. 4481, s. 453-458. info
Výukové metody
Teaching methods: Lectures, home readings, presentations and discussions.
Metody hodnocení
Assessment methods: There are three possible options how to pass the subject. First there is a semestral paper focusing on one particular theme, consultations are required. The second option is a presentation on one of the assign articles. The last option is a test, which will be reflecting the themes discussed during semester. Student will choose one option at the introduction lecture. Also, students have to attend at least 6 of the lectures, otherwise they have to write a paper which will not be considered a final semestral paper.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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