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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS PSI 6118 ATTITUDES AND ATTITUDE CHANGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ARZU ARAZ

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine theoretical and empirical issues involving attitudes and attitude change.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define basic concepts related to attitudes and attitude change on the basis of social psychology. 2   Being able to explain main theories and models for attitudes and attitude change. 3   Being able to give examples recent research on attitudes and attitude change. 4   Being able to describe the importance of research on attitudes and attitude change for different subfields of psychology 5   Being able to pursue current research in the subject of attitudes and attitude change. 6   Being able to contribute to current research in the subject of attitudes and attitude change.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 The basic approaches in attitudes and attitude change 2 Infleunce of attitudes on cognition 3 Infleunce of attitudes on behavior 4 Cognitive infleunces on attitudes 5 Affective influences on attitudes 6 Behavioral influences on attitudes 7 Term examination 8 Balance Theory 9 Social judgment 10 Cognitive dissonance 11 Self perception 12 Psychological reactance 13 The theories of planned action 14 Communication and persuasion

Recomended or Required Reading

Philip G. Zimbardo & Michael R. Leippe (1991). The psychology of attitude change and social influence. New York : McGraw-Hill. Greg Maio & Geoffrey Haddock (2010). The psychology of attitudes and attitude change. SAGE Publications.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture Answer-Question Presentations Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER) 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm 2. Assignment 3. Final

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-2: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination. 2. LO 3-5: They will be evaluated by homeworks/report and questions in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

a.araz@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 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Preparing presentations 13 3 39 Midterm 1 3 3 Final 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 135

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 LO.1 5 5 5 4 5 5 LO.2 5 4 5 5 5 LO.3 4 5 5 5 4 4 LO.4 4 4 5 4 5 5 LO.5 4 5 5 5 5 5 LO.6 5 5 4 4 4 4