COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DERYA DURUSU EMEK SAVAŞ

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

This course will examine the conceptual, theoretical and methodological aspects of human psychophysiology. Psychophysiology is the study area linking cognitive, behavioral and emotional phenomena to physiological responses. Psychophysiological measures include EEG, EMG, electrodermal activity, cardiovascular activity and various brain imaging techniques. This course will focus on the techniques of recording and analyzing these measures and their physiological foundations and psychological interpretations. The main approach of the course is associated with physiological measures on humans and the application of these measures on a broad area of psychology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Andreassi JL (2007). Psychophysiology: Human behavior and physiological response (5th ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Cacioppo JT, Tassinary LG, Berntson GG (Eds.) (2007). Handbook of psychophysiology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Stern RM, Ray WJ, Quigley KS (2000). Psychophysiological recording (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Topics will be contentiously examined by instructor as a moderator and active participation of students.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

A midterm, a presentation and a final exam will be conducted. There will be open-ended questions in the levels of informantion, comprehension, analysis, interpretation and synthesis for all exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: derya.emek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes