The Institute of Psychology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) is a prestigious research institute with a history spanning nearly six decades and shaping academic psychology in the Czech Republic.
Our work spans a wide range of areas of research in psychology. We also collaborate with colleagues specialised in other social and natural sciences or humanities.
The main output of our work are publications, and we frequently publish the results of our original research in renowned international journals. At the same time, we appreciate the importance of books and domestic periodicals, which we consider important for cultivating the discipline of psychology at the national level.
We study human mental processes, states and contents using scientific research methods. Our research is primarily experimental and focused on human perception, attention, memory, and language.
We develop methods used in psychological research. We focus on statistical data analyses as well as on different approaches of qualitative methodology. We pay extra attention to the cultivation of psychodiagnostics methods that are unique to the field of psychology.
We create research groups in connection with the projects we are working on. Among them are, for example: Brno Lab of Intergroup Processes (BLIP), Social and Emotional Development Lab (SEDL), Language and Emotion Lab (Lemon Lab) and SPEAKIN Lab.
We publish the journal Československá psychologie (Czechoslovak Psychology), which focuses on original work covering various areas – such as psychological theory, methodology, research and reports from practice. The journal was established in 1957 and is indexed in the Web of Science, SCOPUS and PsycINFO databases.
A digital collection of historical texts, photographs, videos, and audio recordings documenting the history of Czech and Slovak psychology. Its aim is to provide a comprehensive overview of the development of the field from the early 20th century to the present. The archive currently comprises more than 10,000 items.
