COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NAKŞIDIL TORUN

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The first part of the course aims to explain the physiological mechanisms underlying behavior. In this section, behavior-related brain mechanisms at micro and macro level will be explained. The second part of the course will provide an overview of the function of sleep, the physiological mechanisms underlying sleep, and the relationship between sleep and cognitive functions. The role of sleep on various functions of the brain such as memory, attention, cognitive control, learning, emotion processing will be discussed through articles.

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

Gazzaniga, M. S., Ivry, R.B., & Mangun, G.R. (2019) Cognitive neuroscience: The biology of mind (5th Ed).NY:, USA:Norton.
Kalat, J. W. (2019). Biological psychology. Boston, MA, USA: Cengage.
McNamara, P. (2019). The neuroscience of sleep and dreams. Cambridge University Press.
Yazihan Torun, N. (2023). Fizyolojik psikoloji (2nd Ed). Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.

Related web sources:

https://www.learner.org/search/ _sft_series-type=classroom-resources&_sf_s=brain&_sft_grade-level=college-adult&_sft_subject=science
http://www.williams.edu/imput/
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html#bb
http://brainmuseum.org/index.html
https://www.biology-pages.info/E/ExcitableCells.html
http://www.cf.ac.uk/biosi/staffinfo/jacob/teaching/sensory/ear.html
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/teens-and-sleep
https://dreams.ucsc.edu/
http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/index.html

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

1. Midterm
2. Final

Assessment Criteria

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

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

naksidil.yazihan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesdays 15:45-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes