| Teaching Staff
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Prof. Dr. Emel Erdoğan Bakar |
| Language of Instruction |
Türkçe (Turkish) |
| Type Of Course |
Compulsory |
| Prerequisites |
There is no prerequisite for this course. |
| Recommended Optional Programme Component |
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| Course Objectives |
The main aim of this course is to recognize the basic concepts of cognitive psychology such as sensation, perception, attention, memory and language, to discuss the theories on which these concepts are based, to adapt the learned information to daily life and to show how different research findings in cognitive psychology can be evaluated. |
| Course Content |
This course deals with the cognitive processes of the human mind, which can be listed as attention, perception, memory, executive functions, creativity and problem solving, language, affect and intelligence. |
| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
The achievements of the students who complete and succeed in this course are as follows;
1. Realizes the relationship between the brain and human behavior.
2. Explain the basic concepts of cognitive psychology.
3. List the basic features of cognitive processes such as sensation, perception, attention, learning, memory and executive functions.
4. Compares the theories developed for cognitive functions.
5. Apply the knowledge gained in the classroom to improve our own cognitive processes. |
| Mode of Delivery |
Distance Learning |
| Course Outline |
| Week |
Topics |
| 1. Week |
Introduction of the course |
| 2. Week |
Central Nervous System: Brain region and functio |
| 3. Week |
Peripheral Nervous System |
| 4. Week |
Attention: Attention Theories, Attention Type, Attentional Disorder and Resarch&Assessment Methods |
| 5. Week |
Sensation and Perception I: Introduction, Types and Theories |
| 6. Week |
Sensation and Perception I: Perceptional Disorders and Resarch&Assessment Methods |
| 7. Week |
Memory I: Introduction, Types and Theories |
| 8. Week |
Memory I: Memory Disorders and Resarch&Assessment Methods |
| 9. Week |
Working Memory: Introduction, Theories, Disorders and Resarch&Assessment Methods |
| 10. Week |
Executive Function: Introduction, Types, Disorders and Resarch&Assessment Methods |
| 11. Week |
Intelligence I: Introduction, Types and Theories |
| 12. Week |
Intelligence II: Resarch&Assessment Methods |
| 13. Week |
Assessments of Cognitive Functions |
| 14. Week |
Repeat
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| Assessment |
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Percentage(%) |
| Mid-term (%) |
40 |
| Quizes (%) |
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| Homeworks/Term papers (%) |
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| Practice (%) |
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| Labs (%) |
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| Projects/Field Work (%) |
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| Seminars/Workshops (%) |
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| Final (%) |
60 |
| Other (%) |
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| Total(%) |
100 |
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| Course Book (s) and/or References |
*Power point presentations prepared by the lecturer
* Articles and videos recommended by the lecturer Önerilen Ek Kaynaklar
* Karakaş S. (eds) (2008). Kognitif Nörobilimler. Ankara: MN Medikal & Nobel
* Karakaş S, İrkeç C, Yüksel N(2003). Beyin ve Nöropsikoloji
* Mesulam MM (2000) M. M. (Ed.), Principles of behavioral neurology (pp. 125-168). Philadelphia: Davis.
* Smith, EE & Kosslyn, SM (2014). Bilişsel Psikoloji (Çev. Ed. Muzaffer Şahin). Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
* Goldstein, EB (2013). Bilişsel Psikoloji. (Çev. Okhan Gündüz). Kaknüs Yayınları. Önerilen Kaynaklar
* Solso RL, Maclin MK, Maclin, OH (2011). Bilişsel Psikoloji. (Çev. Ed. Ayşe Ayçiçeği-Dinn). 4. Baskı. Kitabevi Yayınları |
| Work Placement(s) |
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| 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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | LO2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | LO3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | LO4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | LO5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
* Contribution Level: 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very high |