| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 6 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Will able to apply social perception and social cognition to different topics in social psychology
2) Will able to apply social perception and social cognition to the community problems
3) Will able to apply social perception and social cognition to the problems in their own lives.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | The main purpose of the course is to provide students with a broad background (from self to society) in social cognition and to give focus on particular topics and concepts in the field. Social perception and cognition provide a systematic review of both classical and current research and points of view in regard to major problems in the fields of cognitive psychology, social psychology and their intersection called social cognition. The course will cover major theories in the field and the empirical evidence in support of them. Students will be challenged to understand the theories, to recognize their theoretical and practical significance, to infer their implications and applications, and to think critically about them. This course will give greater emphasis both on (a) neurological foundation of social cognition and (b) the importance of culture in understanding social perception and cognition. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to Social Perception and Cognition | | 2nd Week | Dual Modes in Social Cognition | | 3rd Week | Attention and Encoding | | 4th Week | Representation in Memory | | 5th Week | Self in Social Cognition | | 6th Week | Attribution Processes | | 7th Week | Heuristics and Shortcuts | | 8th Week | Efficiency in Social Inference | | 9th Week | Cognitive Structures of Attitudes | | 10th Week | Cognitive Processing of Attitudes | | 11th Week | Stereotyping and Prejudice | | 12th Week | Social Cognition and Affect | | 13th Week | Behavior and Cognition | | 14th Week | General Evaluation |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Fiske, S. T. & Taylor, S. E. (2013). Social cognition: From brains to culture (2nd Ed.). London: Sage. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Project | 1 | 40 | | Total(%) | | 70 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 70 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 30 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 4 | 56 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 25 | 25 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 25 | 25 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | | | | | Project | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Total Workload | | | 180 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 6 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 6 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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