EPSY1 General psychology

Prague City University
winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michaela Poslt Königová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Katedra pedagogiky a didaktiky – Rektor – Prague City University
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives (in Czech)
The student will gain a basic orientation in general psychological concepts and phenomena.
Learning outcomes (in Czech)
Students will acquire basic knowledge and skills in the field of general psychology, which enable orientation in professional psychological texts, reports and recommendations. They will prove knowledge of basic psychological concepts which are prerequisite for understanding the pedagogical process of foreign language teaching.
Syllabus (in Czech)
1. The subject of psychology and the most general psychological concepts. Development of psychological thinking and basic psychological paradigms. 2. Overview of the main groups of mental phenomena. 3. Methods of psychology. Non-test methods. 4. Mental processes – processes of visual cognition. 5. Thinking and speech. 6. Memory processes and motivational processes. 7. Mental states. Activation. 8. Acquired dispositions – knowledge, skills. 9. Personality qualities – abilities. 10. Personality qualities – traits, temperament, character. 11. Personality – formation and structure 12. Personality – factors of mental development. 13. Personality – motivation, motivation to learn. 14. Learning – definition, structure, components. Types of learning and its transfer.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
At least 80% attendance at lectures, elaboration of individual written work. Self-study of obligatory and recommended literature.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter term 2023.
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