COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 3004 PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NAKŞIDIL TORUN

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the basic concepts of physiological psychology, brain regions and structures, the nervous system, and the relationships between physiological, cognitive and psychological processes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Sudents will be able to define basic physiological psychology concepts
2   Students will be able to define the structures of the central and peripheral nervous system
3   Explain the cells of the nervous system, synaptic transmission and integration
4   Students will be able to explain the development of the human brain
5   Students will be able to explain the physiology and genetic properties of the nervous system
6   Students will e able to discuss the relationships among physiological, cognitive, and psychological processes
7   Students will be able to describe the neurobiological mechanisms associated with memory, learning, neuroplasticity, emotions and sleep

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Philosophical and Cognitive Foundations from the View of Physiological Psychology to Cognitive Neuroscience
2 Genetics and Behavior
3 Cells of the Nervous System and Neural Signaling
4 Synaptic Transmission and Integration
5 Overview of Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems Anatomy 1
6 General evaluation and review
7 Midterm
8 Overview of Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems Anatomy 2
9 Neurotransmitters
10 Visual System
11 Non-Visual Sensory Systems
12 Memory, Learning and Neuroplasticity
13 Neurobiology of Emotions
14 Sleep and Byological Rhythms
15 General evaluation and review
16 Final examination

Recomended or Required Reading

Yazihan Torun, N. (Ed.). (2023). Fizyolojik psikoloji. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Kalat, J. W. (2019). Biological psychology. Boston, MA, USA: Cengage.

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

Lecture
Presentation
Answer-question
Homework
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated by midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70 % attendance to the courses is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

naksidil.yazihan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Mondays 13.00-16.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Reading 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1554555
LO.254555
LO.354555
LO.454555
LO.5554555
LO.64455544
LO.7

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