Introduction to Psychology - YBE008

• Title: Introduction to Psychology
• Guaranteed by: Programme Liberal Arts and Humanities (24-SHVAJ)
• Faculty: Faculty of Humanities
• Actual: from 2022
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 5
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (30)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Old code: YBZB20000
• Guarantor: Mgr. Tereza Javornicky Brumovská, M.A., Ph.D.
• Incompatibility : YBZB20000, YYBE108
• Interchangeability : YYBE108
• Is incompatible with: YBAJ108, YYBE108
• Is interchangeable with: YBAJ108, YYBE108

Annotation

English

This course is meant to be an introduction to psychology as a scientific discipline. It covers basic and essential knowledge from psychology disciplines: developmental psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology and the psychology of personality. The content of the course is structured according to the large obligatory textbook by Kassin. The course is implemented in the form of lectures provided on specific topics corresponding to chapters in this obligatory book. The examination has a written form.

Last update: Javornicky Brumovská Tereza, Mgr., M.A., Ph.D. (15.02.2021)

Czech

Introduction to Psychology course is meant to be an introduction to psychology as a scientific discipline. It covers basic and essential knowledge from psychology disciplines: developmental psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology a psychology of personality. The content of the course is structured according to large obligatory textbook (Gleitman, Fridlund,Reisberg). Course is implemented in the form of lectures provided on a specific topics corresponding to chapters in obligatory book.

Last update: Javornicky Brumovská Tereza, Mgr., M.A., Ph.D. (15.02.2021)

Course completion requirements

Exam is in the form of ICQ Test - options in each questions

50 questions, max 100 points, min 50 points, 30 mins.

Exam dates: 26.5., 2.6., 9.6 2021

Last update: Javornicky Brumovská Tereza, Mgr., M.A., Ph.D. (15.02.2021)

Requirements to the exam

For the final exam students read Gleitman´s textbook :

except chapter 3 ( the Brain and the Nervous system ) 16 ( Psychopathology) and 17  (Treatment of Mental Disorders) . including Appendix 1 and 2

 The exam is in form of ICQ test - options in each question. 50 questions, 30 minutes, max 100 points, minimum to pass - 50 points.

 

Last update: Kučabová Veronika, Bc. (08.02.2022)

Syllabus

English

Exam dates: 26.5., 2.6., 9.6 2021

Last update: Javornicky Brumovská Tereza, Mgr., M.A., Ph.D. (15.02.2021)

Czech

Subject fields that the student must master to pass the exam ( as according to the recommended literature):

1. Introduction: Psychology as a science (24.2.) (MS Teams)

2. Motivation and emotion(3.3.) (MS Teams)

3. Memory (10.3.) (Pre/recorded Presentation in Moodle)

 

4. Sensation (17.3.) (MS Teams)

5. Perception (31.3.) (Pre/recorded presentation in Moodle)

 

6. Personality (24.3.) (Pre/recorded presentation in Moodle)

 

7. Social and emotional development in a social context (7.4.) (MS Teams)

 

8. Social interactions in groups (14.4.) (Pre/recorded presentation in Moodle)

 

9. Developmental psychology (21.4.) (MS Teams)

 

10. Health psychology (28.4.) (Pre/recorded presentation in Moodle)

 

11. Applied social psychology and new psychology disciplines. History of psychology and the current directions (5.5.) (pre-recorded in Moodle). 

 

12. Summary, questions, info on the exam, exam dates (19.5.) (MS Teams).

Last update: Javornicky Brumovská Tereza, Mgr., M.A., Ph.D. (15.02.2021)

Registration requirements

 

This is Introduction to Psychology with the old code, only for those who began their studies in academic year 17/18 and 18/19 and have this course as compulsory. Therefore its on-line registration is disabled.

Students with new study plan (from academic year 19/20) have to register Introduction to psychology with code YBAJ010!!!!!!!

 

 

 

Last update: Kučabová Veronika, Bc. (08.02.2022)