PSİ 505

Course Title	Course Code	Program	Level
Advanced Social Psychology	PSİ 505	Psikoloji (Tezsiz)	M.A / M.Sc.

Course Term (Course Semester)	Teaching and Learning Methods							Credits
Course Term (Course Semester)	Theory	Practice	Lab	Projects/Field Work	Seminars/Workshops	Other	Total	Credits	ECTS Credits
01 (Fall)	42				30	120	192	3	8

Teaching Staff

Prof.Dr. Orhan Aydın

Language of Instruction

Türkçe (Turkish)

Type Of Course

Compulsory

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Component

Course Objectives

The course is designed to introduce the fundemental issues and concepts in social psychology more comprehensively and advanced level than the bachelor degree.

Course Content

Social Perception, Attitudes, Social Influence, Groups and Leadership, Social Identity, Relations between Groups, Attraction, Aggressiveness, Altruism and Positive Social Behaviors.

Learning Outcomes (LO)

The students who attended the course and were successful at the end of semester will acquire the followings; 1- Defining comprehensively basic theories, concepts and researches of the social psychology. 2- Having the required knowledge about the different research methods and ethich principles that are used in social psychological research. 3- Realizing what the effects of group on individuals' behavior. 4- Connecting social psychological concepts, theories and research findings to everyday social issues

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Course Outline

Week	Topics
1. Week	Research Methods in Social Psychology
2. Week	Social Perception, Attribution Theories and İmpression Management
3. Week	Social Cognition
4. Week	Attitudes: Content, Structure and Functions
5. Week	Atttitude Change: Effective Communication, Two Process Theory
6. Week	Social Influence: Complaince, Acceptance, Obedience
7. Week	Social Influence: Ifluence Tactics, Minority Influence and Social Influence Theory
8. Week	Groups: Formation of Groups and Structural Properties
9. Week	Factors and Processes Affecting Group Performance
10. Week	Leadership: Leadership Theories, Leadership and Group Performance
11. Week	Social Identity: Relationship between Groups and Prejudice
12. Week	Close Relationships: Altruism and Positive Social Behaviors
13. Week	Close Relationships: Attraction and Agressiveness
14. Week	Applied Areas of Social Psychology

Assessment

	Percentage(%)
Mid-term (%)	20
Quizes (%)
Homeworks/Term papers (%)
Practice (%)
Labs (%)
Projects/Field Work (%)
Seminars/Workshops (%)	20
Final (%)	50
Other (%)	10
Total(%)	100

Course Book (s) and/or References

- Kitap: - Baumeister, R. F. and Finkel, E.J. (2010). Advanced social psychology: The state of the science. New York: Oxford University Press. - Ayrıca; Annual Review of Psychology ve Advances in Experimental Social Psychology başlıklı seri kitaplar ile Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin ve benzeri kaynaklardan yer alan işlenen konuyla ilişkili makaleler.

Work Placement(s)

The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO)

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10
LO1	5		3	3	2			3
LO2		5				5	5	3	5	2
LO3				4		3		5
LO4				3		2		5

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