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Course: General Psychology A

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Course title General Psychology A
Course code KPS/OBPSA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hříchová Miloslava, PhDr. CSc.
  • Novotná Lenka, PhDr.
  • Buršíková Dana, Doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction into general psychology. 2. Psychology as a science, aims of psychology. 3. Subject of psychology examination, his development in context of individual directions. 4. Theoretical and applied psychological science, ethics of psychology. 5. Determination of psyche. 6. Description of psychic phenomenons, psychological categories and phenomenons. 7. Constructs and mental representation. 8. Models of human psyche. 9. Consciousness, definition of consciousness, consciousness research, function of consciousness. 10. Changed state of consciousness. 11. Unconsciousness. 12. Sleep. 13. Attention.

Learning activities and teaching methods
One-to-One tutorial, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic orientation in psychological terminology within the range of subject matter of secondary school.
learning outcomes
Student will comprehend basic problems of general psychology based on acquired knowledge of a system of psychic phenomenons, their function and mutual relations. He /She will acquire basic categories which are used for description and systematization of psychic phenomenons. He/She will use these knowledge for studying other psychological disciplines and writing papers. Student will put these knowledge to understand own psyche and other people?s psyche.
teaching methods
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Self-study of literature
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
assessment methods
Test
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Atkinson, Rita L. Psychologie. 1. vyd. Praha : Victoria Publishing, 1995. ISBN 80-85605-35-X.
  • Hartl, Pavel; Hartlová, Helena. Psychologický slovník. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2000. ISBN 80-7178-303-X.
  • Hoskovec, Jiří; Nakonečný, Milan,; Sedláková, Miluše. Psychologie XX. století : některé významné směry a školy. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0300-4.
  • 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. Motivace lidského chování. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1996. ISBN 80-200-0592-7.
  • Nakonečný, Milan. Základy psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 1998. ISBN 80-200-0689-3.
  • Plháková, Alena. Učebnice obecné psychologie. Praha : Academia, 2004. ISBN 80-200-1086-6.
  • Sedláková, M. Vybrané kapitoly z kognitivní psychologie. Praha, 2004.
  • Sternberg, Robert J. Kognitivní psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2002. ISBN 80-7178-376-5.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English Language in Education (15) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Physical Education in Education (13) Category: Physical education and sport 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Psychology in Education (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English Language in Education (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): German Language in Education (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Music in Education (17) Category: Art and applied art 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Physical Education in Education (16) Category: Physical education and sport 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Physical Education in Education (17) Category: Physical education and sport 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Czech Language in Education (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Czech Language in Education (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English Language in Education (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Psychology in Education (15) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): German Language in Education (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Music in Education (16) Category: Art and applied art 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): German Language in Education (15) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Physical Education in Education (15) Category: Physical education and sport 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English Language in Education (14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
University of West Bohemia, date of update: 26.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025