Sylabus
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).
Anotace
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.