COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL COGNITION AND ATTITUDES*

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 5042 SOCIAL COGNITION AND ATTITUDES* ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR INCI BOYACIOĞLU BAL

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the cognitive mediators of social behavior and life outcomes, the development of attitudes, cognitive and affective processes in attitude change.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define recent concepts related to the social cognition and attitudes.
2   Being able to explain recent theories and models related to the social cognition and attitudes.
3   Being able to give examples of recent studies in the subject of social cognition and attitudes.
4   Being able to describe the relationship of the social cognition and attitudes to different subfields of psychology.
5   Being able to follow current research in the subject of social cognition and attitudes and being able to contribute to the scientific development of the area.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Social cognition
2 Attribution
3 Social perception
4 Schemas
5 Stereotypes
6 Social memory
7 Term examination
8 Attitudes
9 Attitudes
10 Attitude measures
11 Attitude change
12 Attitude change
13 Attitude change
14 General review

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2012). Benlik, Aile ve Insan Gelişimi. Istanbul: Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları.
2. Baumeister, R. F. (1999). The Self in Social Psychology. Psychology Press.
3. Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2012). Günümüzde Insan ve Insanlar. Istanbul: Evrim Yayınları.
4. Baumeister, R. F. & Finkel, E. J. (2010). Advanced Social Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Answer-Question
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.25 + PRS * 0.15 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.25 + PRS * 0.15 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-2: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination.
2. LO 3-5: It will be evaluated by literature review paper.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

inci.boyacioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 14.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Student Presentations 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Project Preparation 1 30 30
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15
LO.2555
LO.3555555
LO.4555555
LO.5555555

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