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Psychology I

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Course Unit Code711-2501/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
PAL04Mgr. Libuše Páleníčková, Ph.D.
MAT17Mgr. Jana Matochová, Ph.D.
SCH0130Mgr. Martina Schneiderová, Ph.D.
Summary
1. the world of psychology, subfields of psychology
2. biological determination of human behavior, temperament
3. behaviorism, conditioning, influence on thr theory of personality
4. Freud, psychodynamic theory of personality, contemporary assesment
5. Jung, Adler, ego defence mechanisms
6. Personality developement, Erikson, Piaget
7. motivational theory
8. cognitive aproach - thought, language, imagination
9. intelligence, IQ sciores, emotional intelligence
10. sensation and perception, illusions and errors of social perception
11. memory, learning, improving memory, effective learning
12. emotion, afective disorders
13. abnormal psychology and addiction
14. stress and coping
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
understand basic therms of conteporary psychologie and use them in theirs pesonal life
Course Contents
1. the world of psychology, subfields of psychology
2. biological determination of human behavior, temperament
3. behaviorism, conditioning, influence on thr theory of personality
4. Freud, psychodynamic theory of personality, contemporary assesment
5. Jung, Adler, ego defence mechanisms
6. Personality developement, Erikson, Piaget
7. motivational theory
8. cognitive aproach - thought, language, imagination
9. intelligence, IQ sciores, emotional intelligence
10. sensation and perception, illusions and errors of social perception
11. memory, learning, improving memory, effective learning
12. emotion, afective disorders
13. abnormal psychology and addiction
14. stress and coping
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
CUMMINS, Denise D.: The Other Side of Psychology. St. Martin's Press, New York 1995
KERN Hans. a kol. : Přehled psychologie. Portál, s.r.o. Praha 1999. 287 s. ISBN 80-7367-121-2.

PLHÁKOVÁ, Alena. : Učebnice obecné psychologie. Akademia Praha 2005. 472 s. ISBN 80-200-1387-3.
ATKINSONOVÁ, Rita L. a kol. : Psychologie. Portál s.r.o., Praha 2002. 751 s. ISBN 80-7178-640-3.
NAKONEČNÝ, M.: Základy psychologie. ACADEMIA Praha 1998. 590 s. ISBN 80-200-0689-3.

CUMMINS, Denise D. The Other Side of Psychology. St. Martin's Press, New York 1995
Recommended Reading:
DRAPELA, V.,J. A reviev of personality theories. Charles C Thomas Publisher, Illionis 1995
GLADWEL Malcolm : Bod zlomu, Dokořán Praha 2007, ISBN: 978-80-7363-165-9
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
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Exercises evaluationCredit85 85