Course: Special Issuesinf Psychophysiology

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Course title Special Issuesinf Psychophysiology
Course code PCH/MSFY
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Veselý Denis, Mgr.
  • Stanke Ladislav, RNDr. et RNDr. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Staněk Jakub, Mgr.
  • Procházka Roman, doc. PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course is divided into 4 meeting (one of these is dedicated for students' work) taught in smaller groups in the psychophysiological laboratory at the Department of Psychology FF UP. Practical trainings: - forearm EMG - facial EMG - basic ECG and HRV analysis - cold pressor test (ECG) - EGG in while hungry and satiated - EDA and its use in polygraph - EOG - EEG and spectral analysis - EEG and event-related potentials

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Laboratory Work, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Homework for Teaching - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 30 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 15 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Psychophysiology is a discipline focused on observing physiological changes related to psychological processes. The goal of this course is to provide students with practical skills needed for designing and conducting a psychophysiological experiment.
The students will familiarize themselves with various devices for biosignals recording, will understand their principle and will learn how to use them. Besides that, the students will also learn the basics of analysis of psychophysiological data (such as reading the raw signal, spectral analysis, evoked response analysis, signal averaging etc.) and how to interpret the results.
Prerequisites
Absolving the course 'Obecná psychofyziologie'.
PCH/MPFY

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance

Attendance (1 absence allowed) Preparation, realization and analysis of own experiment in team Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Andreassi, J. L. (2007). Psyhophysiology: Human Behavior & Physiological Response. New York.
  • Cacioppo, J. T.; Tassinary, L. G.; Berntson, G. G. (2007). Handbook of Psychophysiology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Hugdahl, K. (2001). Psychophysiology: The Mind-Body Perspective. Harvard: Harvard University Press.
  • Potter, R. F.; Bolls, P. D. (2011). Psychophysiological Measurement and Meaning: Cognitive and Emotional Processing in Media. New York: Routledge.
  • Stern, R. M.; Ray, W. J.; Quigley, K. S. (2001). Psychophysiological recording. New York.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Psychology (2019) Category: Psychology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer