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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Introduction - focus and goals of the lecture. Behavior and its study. 2. Classical ethology. The significance of the work of K. Lorenz. 3. Origin of human ethology. 4. Sociobiology and evolutionary psychology. 5. Innate behavior, instincts. 6. Learning. 7. Comfortable behavior. Territorial behavior. 8. Sexual behavior - principles of reproduction, choice of partner. 9. Sexual behavior - completion. 10. Parental and juvenile behavior. 11. Social behavior 1. 12. Social behavior 2. 13. Altruism vs. agonistic behavior.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Individual study, Lecture, Practicum
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 38 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to characterize and explain the relationship between biological and social determinants in the context of behavioral sciences |
| to master the basics of human biology |
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| to read and understand a professional text in the English language |
| to read and understand a professional text in the Czech language |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe and explain the issue of evolutionary and biological basis of human behavior |
| to define and characterize individual areas of human behavior, especially sexual and parental behavior, juvenile behavior, territorial or social behavior and the issue of aggression and altruism, with a focus on comparison with the behavior of animals, especially apes |
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| on the basis of knowledge of the issues of evolutionary and biological foundations of human behavior to be able to interpret the specific behavior of an individual |
| to critically reflect the sources and literature, which it is being worked with |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Self-study of literature |
| Textual studies |
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| Practicum |
| Individual study |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Skills demonstration |
| Self-study of literature |
| Textual studies |
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| Lecture |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Practicum |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills demonstration |
| Individual study |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Oral exam |
| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Skills |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
| Competences |
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| Oral exam |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
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Recommended literature
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Úvod do etologie člověka. 1. vyd. Praha : HZ Systém, 1997. ISBN 80-86009-15-7.
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Barrett, Louise; Dunbar, R. I. M.; Lycett, John. Evoluční psychologie člověka. Praha : Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7178-969-7.
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Blažek, Vladimír. Úvod do obecné a humánní etologie : antropologie chování 4 : [učební text pro nebiologické obory]. Plzeň : Adela - Grafické studio, 2008. ISBN 978-80-87094-08-2.
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EIBL-EIBESFELDT, I. Člověk - bytost v sázce. Praha, 2005.
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Eibl-Eibesfeldt, Irenäus. Human ethology. New York : Aldine de Gruyter, 1989. ISBN 0-202-02030-4.
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Franck, Dierk. Etologie. 2. přeprac. a rozš. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 1996. ISBN 80-7066-878-4.
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Fraňková, Slávka; Bičík, Vítězslav. Srovnávací psychologie a základy etologie. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 1999. ISBN 80-7184-835-2.
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Laland, K.N., Brown, G.R. Sense and Nonsense. Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behaviour. Oxford University Press, New York, 370 s., 2002.
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Lorenz, Konrad. Takzvané zlo. 1. vyd. Praha : Mladá fronta, 1992. ISBN 80-204-0264-0.
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Morris, Desmond. Bodytalk = Řeč těla. Praha : Ivo Železný, 2004. ISBN 80-237-3870-4.
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Schmitt, A., Atzwanger, K., Grammer, K., Schafer, K. Eds. 1997. New Aspects of Human Ethology. Plenum Press, New York a Londýn, 239 s. New aspects of Human Ethology. Plenum Press, New York a Londýn, 239 s., 1997.
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Veselovský, Zdeněk. Etologie : biologie chování zvířat. Praha : Academia, 2005. ISBN 80-200-1331-8.
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Wilson, Edward Osborne. O lidské přirozenosti : máme svobodnou vůli, nebo je naše chování řízeno genetickým kódem?. Praha : Lidové noviny, 1993. ISBN 80-7106-076-3.
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