COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL COGNITION*

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 3018 SOCIAL COGNITION* ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR INCI BOYACIOĞLU BAL

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the psychological concepts related to social cognition, emotions, motivation, and the relationship between the self and cognition.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define basic concepts related to social cognition.
2   Being able to explain main approaches in social cognition.
3   Being able to give examples recent research on social cognition.
4   Being able to describe the importance of research on social cognition for different subfields of psychology.
5   Being able to pursue and critically evaluate current research concerned with social cognition.
6   Being able to contribute to field application concerned social cognition.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Into to social cognition
2 Language and thinking
3 Emotions and Cognition: The Attachment Theory
4 The Affect Regulation Strategies: The Attachment Theory
5 Emotion vs cognition: Self-esteem
6 Emotion vs cognition: Self-esteem
7 Term examination
8 Motivation: Self-regulation focus
9 Autobiographical memory
10 Autobiographical memory and individual differences
11 Memory sharing practices in family
12 Future thinking
13 Collective memory
14 Social cognition and technology
15 General review
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1 Baumeister, R. F. & Finkel, E. J. (2010). Advanced Social Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.
2 Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2012). Benlik, Aile ve Insan Gelişimi. Istanbul: Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları.
3 Baumeister, R. F. (1999). The Self in Social Psychology. Psychology Press.
4 Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2012). Günümüzde Insan ve Insanlar. Istanbul: Evrim Yayınları.
5 Fiske, S. & Taylor, S. E. (2020). Social Cognition: From Brains to Culture. Sage Publications

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Answer-Question
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

1. LO 1-3: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination.
2. LO 4-6: They will be evaluated by questions in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

inci.boyacioglu@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 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1555
LO.255555
LO.3555555
LO.455555
LO.555555
LO.655445555

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