Literature:

Plháková, A. (2023). Učebnice obecné psychologie (4th Edition). Academia.

Sternberg, R., Sternberg S. (2016). Cognitive Psychology (7th Edition). Wadsworth Publishing.

Cognitive Psychology (2020). A Student's Handbook (8th Edition). Psychology Press.

Other recommended literature:

Fredrickson, B., Lutz, C., Loftus C., Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (2020). Psychologie Atkinsonovej a Hilgarda. Cengage.

Körtvélyessy, L., Štekauer, P., & Kačmár, P. (2022). Creativity in Word Formation and Word Interpretation: Creative Potential and Creative Performance (1st vyd.). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009053556

Example of recommended journal articles:

Bago, B., Kovacs, M., Protzko, J., Nagy, T., Kekecs, ... Kačmár, P., … Aczel, B. (2022). Situational factors shape moral judgements in the trolley dilemma in Eastern, Southern and Western countries in a culturally diverse sample. Nature Human Behaviour, 6(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01319-5

History of cognitive psychology. Research of cognition in the period of psychology as a scientific discipline. The emergence of cognitive psychology.

Cognition - general characteristics. Structure of cognitive processes. Paradigms in cognitive psychology: S-R scheme, information processing model, evolutionary approach, connectionist approach. Stimuli and mental representations.

Perception - sensory processes. Perception - organization of the perceptual field, object recognition, specific types of perception.

Attention - selection and division of attention. Theories of attention. Automatic and controlled processes and attention.

Memory - models, types of memory, memory processes.

Learning - classical conditioning, operant conditioning and other types of learning.

Mental representations and ideas. Thinking – concepts and operations. Language and thinking. Thinking and speech.

Judgment, decision making, problem solving, creativity. Current research of cognitive processes.

During the semester, the student is required to complete three tasks:

A) Written examination (max. number of points is 15, the required number of points is 8). The date is by default scheduled after a consultation week.

B) Presentation of a seminar work on a chosen topic (max. number of points is 15, the required number of points is 8).

C) Active participation during the seminar (max. number of points is 10, the required number is 1).

To proceed to the final exam, it is necessary to obtain more than half of the total points that can be gained during the semester (note that a minimum number of points for activities A, B and C should be fulfilled as listed above).

The final exam is in a written form. A student can get a maximum of 60 points. To pass, a student needs to obtain 31 and more points (note that credits will not be awarded to a student who gets less than 31 points from the final exam and whose sum of points obtained during the semester and the final exam is less than 51).

The final mark is created by adding the points that the student gained during the semester and the final exam. At least 90 points must be obtained to obtain an "A" rating, 80-89 points to obtain an "B" rating, 70-79 points to obtain a "C" rating, 60-69 points to obtain a "D" rating and 51 to obtain an "E" rating 51 -59 points.

The information will be yearly specified on the electronic noticeboard of the course in AiS2, alternatively in LMS UPJŠ or MS Teams environment.

Lectures and activities are adapted to both, physically present and distance form of education. For further information and current changes in the form of teaching (distance vs. full-time), please see electronic noticeboard.

History of cognitive psychology. Research of cognition in the period of psychology as a scientific discipline. The emergence of cognitive psychology.

Cognition - general characteristics. Structure of cognitive processes. Paradigms in cognitive psychology: S-R scheme, information processing model, evolutionary approach, connectionist approach. Stimuli and mental representations.

Perception - sensory processes. Perception - organization of the perceptual field, object recognition, specific types of perception.

Attention - selection and division of attention. Theories of attention. Automatic and controlled processes and attention.

Memory - models, types of memory, memory processes.

Learning - classical conditioning, operant conditioning and other types of learning.

Mental representations and ideas. Thinking – concepts and operations. Language and thinking. Thinking and speech.

Judgment, decision making, problem solving, creativity. Current research of cognitive processes.

The information will be yearly specified on the electronic noticeboard of the course in AiS2, alternatively in LMS UPJŠ or MS Teams environment.

The main goal of the course is to acquaint students with cognitive psychology, as a scientific discipline that deals with the study of human cognition, and to provide them with the current knowledge related to human cognition. In addition, the course also emphasizes the ability to properly understand this knowledge and apply it. For this purpose, the course provides not only an overview of the main theories of selected cognitive processes and the broader context of the discipline but also practice: practical illustrations and systematic encouragement of critical thinking. The main goal of seminars is to train the ability to use and adequately present the acquired knowledge, connect this knowledge to other related areas, think about it independently, discuss it critically and, last but not least, to flexiblty and cretively solve various related model activities.

Knowledge: Students will gain an overview of the history and development of cognitive psychology, including major theories and models. They will acquire knowledge about cognitive processes such as perception, attention, memory, learning, thinking, and language. They will be familiar with the main paradigms of thinking about these cognitive processes and the research methods used in cognitive psychology.

Abilities: Students will develop the ability to think about cognitive processes within the framework of selected theoretical models. They will be able to apply cognitive psychology theories to real-life situations and problems. They will gain the skill to design and conduct experiments to investigate cognitive processes. Students can build upon the acquired abilities and further develop them in subsequent courses.

Skills

Students will be able to use the principles of cognitive psychology to solve practical problems. They will understand optimally functioning cognitive processes as well as their natural limits and will be able to effectively communicate concepts and research findings in the field of cognitive psychology. They will be prepared to critically follow current developments and research in cognitive psychology.

The information will be yearly specified on the electronic noticeboard of the course in AiS2, alternatively in LMS UPJŠ or MS Teams environment.