Course: Propedeutics of Psychology

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Course title Propedeutics of Psychology
Course code USP/UK1PP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + E-learning + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
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)
  • Šťastná Michaela, Mgr.
  • Plevová Irena, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Včelařová Hana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Analysis of preconceptions in relation to the issue of the subject. The emergence of psychology, the definition of the discipline and main fields. - The brain as the organ base of the psyche - Information processing and mental representation in the process of cognition - Consciousness - Sensory perception and its importance in the educational process - Attention and its importance in the educational process - Memory and its importance in the educational process - Emotions and their importance in the educational process - Language and speech and their importance in the educational process - Motivation and its importance in the education process - Learning - Thinking and its importance in the educational process - Intelligence and creativity and their importance in the educational process

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Demonstration
  • Participation in classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Educational trip - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 54 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
not specified
not specified
learning outcomes
defines the essence of the subject and sub-fields of psychology, identifies significant milestones in the history of psychology
defines the essence of the subject and sub-fields of psychology, identifies significant milestones in the history of psychology
explains current basic knowledge about information processing and mental representations
explains current basic knowledge about information processing and mental representations
explains current basic knowledge about psychic functions of the human brain
explains current basic knowledge about psychic functions of the human brain
describes and explains consciousness, sensory perception, memory, attention, language (speech), emotion, motivation, learning, thinking, intelligence and creativity
describes and explains consciousness, sensory perception, memory, attention, language (speech), emotion, motivation, learning, thinking, intelligence and creativity
explains the importance of partial psychological functions, processes and states in terms of the quality of education and personal life
explains the importance of partial psychological functions, processes and states in terms of the quality of education and personal life
Skills
proposes examples documenting some principles of contemporary scientific psychology creates a timeline with significant milestones in the history of psychology
proposes examples documenting some principles of contemporary scientific psychology creates a timeline with significant milestones in the history of psychology
creates a conceptual map defining the relationships between sub-fields of psychology and frequently used methodological procedures
creates a conceptual map defining the relationships between sub-fields of psychology and frequently used methodological procedures
prepares and demonstrates the effects of some objective optical illusions
prepares and demonstrates the effects of some objective optical illusions
creates a diagram demonstrating the interaction of memory components
creates a diagram demonstrating the interaction of memory components
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Demonstration
Demonstration
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Text analysis
Text analysis
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Observation
Observation
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Teamwork
Teamwork
Self-reflection
Self-reflection
assessment methods
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Oral examination
Oral examination
Didactic test
Didactic test
Questionnaire
Questionnaire
Written examination
Written examination
Conversation
Conversation
Recommended literature
  • ATKINSON, R. a kol. Psychologie. Praha, 2003.
  • Atkinson, R. L. et al. Psychologie.
  • Cakirpaloglu, P. Úvod do psychologie osobnosti.
  • CAKIRPALOGLU, P. Úvod do psychologie osobnosti. Praha, 2012.
  • Goleman, D. Emoční inteligence.. Metafora, 2011.
  • Hartl, P., & Hartlová, H. Velký psychologický slovník. Praha: Portál, 2010.
  • Jedlička, R., Koťa, J., & Slavík, J. Pedagogická psychologie pro učitele: psychologie ve výchově a vzdělávání.. Praha: Grada., 2018.
  • Lukšík, I. & Marková, D. Životné štýly a reprodukcia. In Kontexty ľudskej reprodukcie na Slovensku..
  • Lukšík, I. Rezidenciálna reziliencia - kontextuálna povaha psychologických konštruktov. In Sadovská Halamová J.(ed.) Komunitná psychológia na Slovensku. Zborník z vedeckej konferencie Komunitná psychológia na Slovensku Bratislava: UK, 53-65..
  • Mareš, J., Čáp, J. Psychologie pro učitele. Praha: Portál, 2013.
  • Mertin, V., & Gillernová, I. Psychologie pro učitelky mateřské školy. 2010. ISBN 9788073676278.
  • Mertin, V., & Gillernová, I. Psychologie pro učitele. Praha: Portál, 2010.
  • Nakonečný, M. Obecná psychologie.. Triton., 2015.
  • Pacholík, V., Nedělová, M., & Šmatelková, N. Rozvíjení sociálních dovedností dětí prostřednictvím pohybových her. Zlín: Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně., 2016.
  • Pacholík, V. Psychologická propedeutika. Distanční studijní opora. Zlín: UTB ve Zlíně, 2018.
  • Plháková, A. Dějiny psychologie.
  • Rapčan, M. Etika versus emoce: kazuistiky pro pracovníky ve zdravotnictví, ve školství a v sociální oblasti.. Praha: Grada, 2021.
  • Sternberg, R., J. Kognitivní psychologie.. Praha: Portál, 2002.
  • Vágnerová, M. Obecná psychologie: dílčí aspekty lidské psychiky a jejich orgánový základ.. Praha: Karolinum, 2016.


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