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Course: General Psychology

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Course title General Psychology
Course code KPS/OBPS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Lovasová Vladimíra, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Buršíková Dana, Doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Holeček Václav, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Psychology as a discipline, goals of psychology 2. Basic psychological methods. 3. Determination of the psyche 4. Categories describing psyche: consciousness, unconsciousness, behavior, experience 5. Basic mental phenomena (mental states, processes, contents) 6. Sensory processes, perception 7. Attention 8. Fantasy and Imagination 9. Memory 10. Learning 11. Thinking and Speaking 12. Motivation 13. Emotion

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Students' portfolio, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 8 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 25 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- general knowledge within the scope of Social Sciences
- basic orientation in psychological terminology within the range of subject matter of secondary school
Skills
- search for information in professional publications
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- to define the subject of general psychology,
- define psychological processes, conditions, properties,
- to explain the functioning of individual cognitive processes,
- to define test and clinical psychological methods.
Skills
- use correctly the terminology of cognitive psychology and personality psychology,
- apply non-standardized methods to determine the state of cognitive processes.
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Self-study of literature
E-learning
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Seminar
Students' portfolio
Individual study
Competences
Task-based study method
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Self-evaluation
Seminar work
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Competences
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Atkinson, Rita L. Psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha : Victoria Publishing, 1995. ISBN 80-85605-35-X.
  • ČÁP, J., MAREŠ, J. Psychologie pro učitele. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2001. ISBN 80-7178-463-X.
  • Hartl, Pavel; Hartlová, Helena. Psychologický slovník. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2000. ISBN 80-7178-303-X.
  • HOLEČEK, V., MIŇHOVÁ, J., PRUNNER, P. Psychologie pro právníky. Dobrá Voda : Aleš Čeněk, 2003. ISBN 80-86473-50-3.
  • Hoskovec, Jiří; Nakonečný, Milan,; Sedláková, Miluše. Psychologie XX. století : některé významné směry a školy. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0300-4.
  • Klucká, Jana; Volfová, Pavla. Kognitivní trénink v praxi. 2., rozšířené vydání. 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-5580-9.
  • Koukolík, František. Já - o vztahu mozku, vědomí a sebeuvědomování. Vyd. 1. Praha : Karolinum, 2003. ISBN 80-246-0736-0.
  • Kučera, Dalibor. Moderní psychologie : hlavní obory a témata současné psychologické vědy. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4621-0.
  • Nakonečný, Milan. Encyklopedie obecné psychologie. 2. rozš. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1997. ISBN 80-200-0625-7.
  • Nakonečný, Milan. Lexikon psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha : Vodnář, 1995. ISBN 80-85255-74-X.
  • Nakonečný, Milan. Motivace lidského chování. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1996. ISBN 80-200-0592-7.
  • Nakonečný, Milan. Psychologie osobnosti. Praha : Academia, 1995. ISBN 80-200-0525-0.
  • Plháková, Alena. Učebnice obecné psychologie. Praha : Academia, 2004. ISBN 80-200-1086-6.
  • Sternberg, Robert J. Kognitivní psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2002. ISBN 80-7178-376-5.
  • Stuchlíková, Iva. Základy psychologie emocí. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2002. ISBN 80-7178-553-9.
  • Vágnerová, Marie. Obecná psychologie dílčí aspekty lidské psychiky a jejich orgánový základ. 2016. ISBN 978-80-246-3295-7.


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University of West Bohemia, date of update: 01.06.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025