Course: Psychology

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Course title Psychology
Course code KPS/PSY
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Kubíková Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Holečková Monika, Mgr.
  • Špačková Petra, Mgr. et Mgr.
Course content
1. The subject and the significance of psychology. 2. Relation of General Psychology to other sciences. 3. The main psychological disciplines. 4. Determination of the human psyche. 5. Processes of maturation and learning. 6. Cognitive processes (perception, imaginings and fantasy, creativity, thinking, language). 7. Memory and attention. Emotional and voluntary process. 8. Psychology of the Personality (motivation; a character structure and attitude; achievement properties of personality; temperament; basic typologies; self-regulating properties of personality). 9. Demanding life situations as a factor of personality formation. 10. Psychological methods of personality cognition. 11. Life periods, phases of development. The pubescence. 12. Socialization of personality. Mechanisms of socialization. Social interaction and communication. Verbal and nonverbal communication. Communication disorders. 13. Psychology of directed learning (a notion of learning, theories of learning, laws of learning). Super-learning. Psychology of teaching, analysis of causes of bad grades. Psychology of education. Psychology of teacher?s personality. Selected questions of mental hygiene of a pupil and a teacher.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Task-based study method, Self-study of literature, Seminar
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 26 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
understand the terminology of basic psychological disciplines.
Skills
work independently with references,
work alone and in a team over the assigned task and present the results of work in front of the group.
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- clarify the basic subject of general psychology and psychology of personality,
- describe the structure of personality,
- distinguish between individual mental processes, conditions and characteristics,
- analyze personality in difficult life situations,
- define the personality of the teacher.
Skills
- self-reflection of one's personality with respect to future pedagogical practice,
- apply theoretical knowledge of coping with difficult life situations,
- effectively interconnect individual categories of general psychology in different life situations.
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Discussion
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar
Cooperative instruction
Project-based instruction
Competences
Students' portfolio
Textual studies
Seminar classes
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Balcar, Karel. Úvod do studia psychologie osobnosti : Celost. vysokošk. učebnice pro studenty filozof. fakult stud. oboru psychologie. Praha : SPN, 1983.
  • ČÁP, J., MAREŠ, J. Psychologie pro učitele. Vyd. 1. Praha : Portál, 2001. ISBN 80-7178-463-X.
  • Kuric, J. Obecná a ontogenetická psychologie pro učitele. Brno, 1987.
  • Nakonečný, Milan. Psychologie osobnosti. Praha : Academia, 1995. ISBN 80-200-0525-0.
  • Nolen-Hoeksema, Susan. Psychologie Atkinsonové a Hilgarda. Vyd. 3., přeprac. Praha : Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-262-0083-3.
  • Novotná, Lenka; Hříchová, Miloslava; Miňhová, Jana. Vývojová psychologie. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2004. ISBN 80-7043-281-0.
  • Plháková, Alena. Učebnice obecné psychologie. Praha : Academia, 2004. ISBN 80-200-1086-6.
  • Taxová, J. Pedagogicko-psychologické problémy dospívání. Academia Praha, 1997.


Study plans that include the course
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