PSİ316

Course Title Course Code Program Level
Physiological Psychology PSİ316 Psychology B.A. / B.Sc.

Course Term
(Course Semester)
Teaching and Learning Methods
Credits
Theory Practice Lab Projects/Field Work Seminars/Workshops Other Total Credits ECTS Credits
06
(Spring)		 42 84 126 3 5

Teaching Staff
Language of Instruction Türkçe (Turkish)
Type Of Course Compulsory
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite for this course.
Recommended Optional Programme Component
Course Objectives This course aim to provides a basis for understanding the way in which biological mechanisms participate in behavior.
Course Content The student will be able to: 1. Describe the physiological basis of psychology. Physiological Psychology is an interdisciplinary science which aims to investigate the interaction between brain and behavior. 2. Fundamentally understand of neuronal communication, neuroanatomy, and cognitive phenomena such as memory, emotion and language 3. Understand how cognitive function are affected by changes to the underlying neural structure and function.
Learning Outcomes (LO) The students who attended the course and were successful at the end of semester will acquire the followings; 1.Explains the basic concepts and theories of physiological psychology. 2. Explain the structure and functioning of the nervous system and its parts. 3. Analyze the basic relationships between the functions and structures of different areas of the brain, using the physiological approach to understanding human behavior. 4.Defines the organization in the basic brain structures. 5. Recognize the role of the nervous system in psychological and neurological disorders.
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Course Outline
Week Topics
1. Week Introduction of the course
2. Week History of Physiological Psychology
3. Week Prenatal Development of the Nervous System
4. Week Postnatal Development of the Nervous System
5. Week Frontal Lobe: Structure, Function, Dysfunctions
6. Week Occibital Lobe: Structure, Function, Dysfunctions
7. Week Temporal Lobe: Structure. Function, Dysfunctions
8. Week Parietal Lobe: Structure, Function, Dysfunctions
9. Week Limbic Lobe: Structure Function, Dysfunctions
10. Week Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain
11. Week Methods and strategies used in research-I: Invasive Methods
12. Week Methods and strategies used in research-II: Neuropsychological Evaluation
13. Week Neuropsychological Evaluation: Case Studies
14. Week Repeat
Assessment
  Percentage(%)
Mid-term (%) 40
Quizes (%)
Homeworks/Term papers (%)
Practice (%)
Labs (%)
Projects/Field Work (%)
Seminars/Workshops (%)
Final (%) 60
Other (%)
Total(%) 100
Course Book (s) and/or References  Power point presentations prepared by the lecturer  Articles and videos recommended by the lecturer Additional Resources:  Colb B. & Wishaw IQ.(1995) Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology. NewYork: W.H. Freeman and Company  Calat J.W.(1992 )Biological Psychology. California: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.  Carlson, N. R. (2014). Fizyolojik Psikoloji Davranışın Nörolojik Temelleri (8. Baskı).(Çev: Şahin, M.) Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.
Work Placement(s) There is no internship for this course.
The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO)

 

 

PQ1

PQ2

PQ3

PQ4

PQ5

PQ6

PQ7

PQ8

PQ9

PQ10

PQ11

PQ12

PQ13

LO1

5

5

5

4

5

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

LO2

5

5

5

4

5

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

LO3

4

4

4

4

4

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

LO4

4

4

4

4

4

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

LO5

2

2

2

4

2

1

2

2

3

2

4

3

4

 

* Contribution Level :  1 Very low    2 Low    3 Medium    4 High    5 Very High