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Lecturer(s)
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Gergely Ondrej, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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836 / 5000 Výsledky překladu - Definition of cyberpsychology, cyberculture and information society - Virtual reality, current approaches and theories in the shadow of psychology - Positive aspects of on and off-line technologies with an impact on the human psyche - Transformation of human communication into a virtual environment, social networks - Online identity, cybersex, emotions and relationships in a virtual environment - Use of ICT in the process of information processing and learning - Use of virtual reality and the Internet in the process of psychotherapy, counselling and diagnostics - The importance and impact of the Internet for children in developmental stages - Internet online gaming, Internet in the workplace, Internet and psychology of advertising, shopping habits - Negative effects of the CoR and the Internet on the human psyche and body scheme - Virtual pathological behavior, addiction to virtual reality, crime in a virtual environment
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic)
- Homework for Teaching
- 15 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 15 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 7 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 8 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The main objective of the course Cyberpsychology is to introduce students to keep some of the young "approach" in psychology, which is due to the progressive development of Information and Communication Technologies, nowadays practically a necessity. Students have the opportunity to get the current knowledge about the interaction of human-cyberspace-society. The subject aims to highlight the positive, negative and scientific dimension to use cyberspace with practical implications for the field of psychology.
Students will understand the basics of the cyberpsychology. They will acquire basic terminology and theory to understand the possibilities of its application in psychological practice and research. Students will be able to understand the basic methods of cyberpsychology. They will be able to independently design a simple research design.
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Prerequisites
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Orientation in general psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, educational psychology, clinical psychology, work psychology and personality psychology
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam
Demonstration of understanding of basic terms and approaches of cyberpsychology during the oral exam. Active involvement in the course of teaching. As part of the credit for the elaboration and submission of a research plan for the practical use of Cyberpsychology / VR in psychological practice.
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Recommended literature
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Attrill, A. ed. (2015). (2015). Cyberpsychology. United Kingdom: Oxford.
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Barak, A.:. Psychological aspects of cyberspace: theory, research, applications. Cambridge, 2008..
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Miller, F. P., Vandome, A. F., McBrewster, J.:. Cyberpsychology. AlphaScript Publishing, 2010..
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Norman, K. L. (2017). Cyberpsychology: An Introduciton to Human-Computer Interaction. Cambridge.
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Subrahmanyam, K., Šmahel, D. Digital youth: The roel of media in development. New Yourk: Springer, 2011..
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Whitty, M.:. The Study of Individuals, Society and Digital Technologies. John Wiley and Sons, 2012..
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