Ágnes Szokolszky
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Ágnes Szokolszky is a Hungarian educator and psychologist, a habilitated
associate professor and director of the Institute of Psychology, Szeged
.
Her fields of research are ecological psychology (with special regard to James
and Eleanor J. Gibson
’s schools), cognitive science (inside this certain theories of cognitive developmental psychology), history of psychology and its methods of research. Empirical research interests: symbolic play and metaphor production of childhood.
She obtained her Ph.D.
degree in experimental psychology at the Psychological Department of the University of Connecticut
, USA. She made her PhD studies and defended her dissertation at the Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action (CESPA) which works as a part of the Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut.
From 1996 Ágnes Szokolszky is an instructor and researcher of the Department of Psychology, József Attila University, Szeged
(from 2000 it is called University of Szeged
). In 1999 she became a member of the Cognition Science Group, engaged in the Cognitive Programme of Szeged
, organized by Csaba Pléh
. From 2006 she is the director and associate professor of the Department of Psychology, Szeged. From 2007 she is a habilitated associate professor, from 2008 director of the Institute of Psychology, Szeged.
In connection with her fields of research she participates in numerous international and national conferences, her lectures are being published.
Habilitation
Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
associate professor and director of the Institute of Psychology, Szeged
University of Szeged
The University of Szeged is one of Hungary's most distinguished universities, and is among the most prominent higher education institutions in Central Europe...
.
Her fields of research are ecological psychology (with special regard to James
J. J. Gibson
James Jerome Gibson , was an American psychologist, born in McConnelsville, Ohio, who received his Ph.D. from Princeton University's Department of Psychology, and is considered one of the most important 20th century psychologists in the field of visual perception...
and Eleanor J. Gibson
Eleanor J. Gibson
Eleanor J. Gibson was an American psychologist. Among her contributions to psychology, the most important are the study of perception in infants and toddlers...
’s schools), cognitive science (inside this certain theories of cognitive developmental psychology), history of psychology and its methods of research. Empirical research interests: symbolic play and metaphor production of childhood.
Biography
Ágnes Szokolszky was born in an educator family, her father, István Szokolszky (1915–1968) was one of the significant representatives of Hungarian pedagogy, her grandfather Rezső Szokolszky held a position of instructor and royal school-inspector. For Ágnes Szokolszky it was natural to carry on the family's tradition of following a profession in education. This was also pressed by her father’s untimely death. She made her studies at the Eötvös Loránd University in English literature, history, and pedagogy specializations. After the end of her studies she started to teach at Vörösmarty Mihály Grammar School, then at the Department of Pedagogy of the Eötvös Loránd University.She obtained her Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
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degree in experimental psychology at the Psychological Department of the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
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, USA. She made her PhD studies and defended her dissertation at the Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action (CESPA) which works as a part of the Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut.
From 1996 Ágnes Szokolszky is an instructor and researcher of the Department of Psychology, József Attila University, Szeged
Szeged
' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....
(from 2000 it is called University of Szeged
University of Szeged
The University of Szeged is one of Hungary's most distinguished universities, and is among the most prominent higher education institutions in Central Europe...
). In 1999 she became a member of the Cognition Science Group, engaged in the Cognitive Programme of Szeged
Cognitive Science and Neuropsychology Program of Szeged
The Cognitive Science and Neuropsychology Program has been organised by Csaba Pléh, in 1999 at the Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged. The aim of the program is to introduce the theories and methods of cognitive science and neuropsychology both to undergraduate students and researchers...
, organized by Csaba Pléh
Csaba Pléh
Csaba Pléh is a Hungarian psychologist and linguist, professor at the Department of Cognitive Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics.-Academic career:...
. From 2006 she is the director and associate professor of the Department of Psychology, Szeged. From 2007 she is a habilitated associate professor, from 2008 director of the Institute of Psychology, Szeged.
In connection with her fields of research she participates in numerous international and national conferences, her lectures are being published.
Selected works
In Hungarian
- Tankönyvekről mindenkinek. [by György Horváth ... et al.]; compiled and edited by János Karlovitz; [bibliography complied by Ágnes Szokolszky] (1980). Budapest, Tankönyvkiadó
- "Az iskola élő alternativái: alternativ iskolák az Egyesült Államokban". (1989). In: Valóság, 1, pp. 77–87.
- Pedagógiai és pszichológiai tárgyak: a nevelési folyamat pszichológiája : Interperszonális kapcsolat és kommunikáció a tanár-diák szerepviszonylatban. With Edit Bauer (1990). Budapest, Aula
- Kutatómunka a pszichológiában: metodológia, módszerek, gyakorlat (2004). Budapest, Osiris Kiadó
- "Környezet - pszichológia. Egy ökológiai rendszerszemléletű szintézis körvonalai". With Andrea Dúll (2006). In: Magyar Pszichológiai Szemle, 61. köt. 1. sz. 9-34.
- A lélektan 80 éves története a szegedi egyetemen. = The Institute of PsychologyInstitute of Psychology (Szeged)Institute of Psychology University of Szeged, Szeged, HungaryThe Institute of Psychology is located at 2 Egyetem Street, at the Szeged University Campus of the Faculty of Arts....
at the University of SzegedUniversity of SzegedThe University of Szeged is one of Hungary's most distinguished universities, and is among the most prominent higher education institutions in Central Europe...
is 80 years old (1929–2009)/ ed. by Ágnes Szokolszky; authors Szokolszky Ágnes, Pataki Márta, Polyák Kamilla et al. SzegedSzeged' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....
, JATEPress, 2009. 302 p. ISBN 978-963-482-959-1
- "A lélektan 80 éve a szegedi egyetemen (1929-2009)" = 80 years' history of psychology in the University of Szeged, with Pataki M., Polyák K., Németh D. Magyar Pszichológiai Szemle, vol. 64. No. 4. December 2009. 671-676. p.
In English
- The direct realist core in G. Lakoff's and M. Johnson's theory of concepts and metaphors. (1992) Jean PiagetJean PiagetJean Piaget was a French-speaking Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children. His theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called "genetic epistemology"....
Society , Philadelphia - "Where do metaphors come from? Metaphor and Symbolic Activity". With Dent-Read, C. Special Issue on Visual Rhetoric. 8/3, 1993. 227-242.
- "An Interview With Eleanor Gibson", Ecological Psychology, 2003, 15(4), 271-281.
- "Pretend Object Play - Symbolic or Functional?" In: Doing things with things : the design and use of everyday objects edited by Alan Costall and Ole Dreier. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2006. 242 p. (Ser. Ethnoscapes) ISBN 0754646564 (alk. paper); ISBN 9780754646563 ; ISBN 9780754646563 (alk. paper)
- Using scholarly literature in psychology : how to find what you need, read what you have found, and how to write it up (2009). Szeged, JATEPress, 214 p.
Conference lectures and publications
- "Using An Object As If It Were Another: The Perception And Use Of Affordances In Pretend Object Play" (1997) In: M. A. Schmuckler & J. M. Kennedy (Eds.), Studies in Perc, LEA, Mawah, N.J.
- "A gyermeki észlelés dinamikája: tárgyi mintha játék és metafóra használat". (Előadás 1998). A Magyar Pszichológiai Társaság XIII. országos tudományos nagygyűlése, Budapest, 1998. április 15-18.
- "The development of spoon-use in the daily routine of infants - A naturalistic observation study", with Devánszki, É. (2007) LEA, Mawah, N. J, 241-248.
Editing
- Környezet-pszichgológia, with Andrea Dúll (2006). Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó
- Szegedi pszichológiai tanulmányok, with Dezső NémethDezső NémethDezső Németh Hungarian psychologist, associate professor, member of the Cognitive and Neuropsychology Group, acting director of the Institute of Psychology, Szeged....
and Attila Krajcsi (2007). Szeged, SZEK JGYF Kiadó
Social memberships
- MTAHungarian Academy of SciencesThe Hungarian Academy of Sciences is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest.-History:...
II. Filozófiai és Történettudományok Osztálya Pszichológiai Bizottság - Magyar Pszichológiai Társaság (The Hungarian Psychological Association)
- The International Society for Ecological Psychology (ISEP)
See also
- Cognitive Science and Neuropsychology Program of SzegedCognitive Science and Neuropsychology Program of SzegedThe Cognitive Science and Neuropsychology Program has been organised by Csaba Pléh, in 1999 at the Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged. The aim of the program is to introduce the theories and methods of cognitive science and neuropsychology both to undergraduate students and researchers...
- Institute of Psychology (Szeged)Institute of Psychology (Szeged)Institute of Psychology University of Szeged, Szeged, HungaryThe Institute of Psychology is located at 2 Egyetem Street, at the Szeged University Campus of the Faculty of Arts....