Introduction to Psychology - YBAJ010

• Title: Introduction to Psychology
• Guaranteed by: Programme Liberal Arts and Humanities (24-SHVAJ)
• Faculty: Faculty of Humanities
• Actual: from 2024
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HS]
• Extent per academic year: 26 [hours]
• Capacity: 40 / unknown (40)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: Ellen Zakreski, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Zsófia Csajbók, M.A., Ph.D.; Ellen Zakreski, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses available to incoming students
• Is pre-requisite for: YBAJ202, YBAJ198

Annotation

English

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, general psychology and personality. The lectures will be taught in person. Literature: Gleitman, H., Gross, J., Reisberg, D.: Psychology. 8th Edition. W.W. Norton and Company Ltd. 2011. Assessment: Written test

Last update: Csajbók Zsófia, M.A., Ph.D. (27.01.2023)

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 and psychology of personality.

Last update: Csajbók Zsófia, M.A., Ph.D. (02.02.2023)

Syllabus

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 and psychology of  personality etc.

 

The lectures will be taught in person. 

Book to read: Gleitman, H., Gross, J., Reisberg, D.  Psychology. (eighth edition)

Materials will be uploaded in the Moodle page of the course: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=10094

 

Weekly Schedule:

24.02.2025 - Introduction: Psychology as a science (Ch. 1) (Csajbók)

03.03.2025 - Genetic and Evolutionary roots of behavior (Ch. 2) (Csajbók)

10.03.2025 - Sensation & Perception (Ch. 4-5) (Zakreski)

17.03.2025 - Consciousness, Memory part 1 (Ch. 6, 8) (Zakreski)

24.03.2025 - Memory part 2, Motivation and Emotion (Ch. 12) (Zakreski)

31.03.2025 - Mid-term test (Csajbók + Zakreski)

07.04.2025 - Thinking, Intelligence (Ch. 9, 11) (Zakreski)

14.04.2025 - Learning, language (Ch. 7, 10) (Zakreski)

21.04.2025 – Easter holiday, NO CLASS!!

28.04.2025 - Development (Ch. 14) (Zakreski)

05.05.2025 - Social Psychology (Ch. 13) (Zakreski)

12.05.2025 - Personality (Ch. 15) (Zakreski)

19.05.2025 - End of term test (Csajbók + Zakreski)

Last update: Zakreski Ellen, Ph.D. (22.02.2025)