Course detail
Introduction to General Psychology I.
FEKT-BUP1Acad. year: 2012/2013
The course presents the modern, also the classical theories of human mind functioning. First part (Introduction to General Psychology 1) gathers mainly from Cognitive psychology. It studies human attention, consciousness, sensation and perception, memory, mental representation and human imagination. Human brain organization and architecture are the integral subjects of the course.
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Course curriculum
2. Human brain organization and architecture
3. Attention
4. Consciousness
5. Sensation
6. Perception
7. Memory and memory processes
8. Imagination
9. Mental representation
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Sternberg, R.J.: Kognitivní psychologie. Praha, Portál, 2002.
Recommended reading
Koukolík, F.: JÁ. O vztahu mozku, vědomí a sebeuvědomování. Praha, Karolinum, 2003.
Kulišťák, P.: Neuropsychologie. Praha, Portál, 2003.
Sedláková, M.: Vybrané kapitoly z kognitivní psychologie. Praha, Grada, 2004.
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme EECC Bc. Bachelor's
branch B-AMT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective general
branch B-MET , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective general
branch B-TLI , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective general
branch B-SEE , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective general
branch B-EST , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective general