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)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Analyze social psychology issues in terms of experimental psychology. 2) Compare the experimental methods used to investigate social psychology concepts. 3) Establish the relationship between social psychology and other fields. 4) Ceate results by running a social psychology experiment from start to finish. 5) Report a social psychology experiment.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This is an experiential lab where students acquire experience conducting research in social psychology's addition; students develop a proposal for an original piece of research. Students engage in a review of literature, development of a methodology, and the collecting of (at least) pilot data. An emphasis will be on the use of SPSS statistical software.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Experimental Social Psychology 2nd Week Social Psychological Research 3rd Week History of Social Psychology 4th Week The Pursuit of Research in Social Psychology 5th Week Biology, Evolution, and Social Psychology 6th Week The Cultural Context of Social Behavior 7th Week Nonverbal Behavior and Experimental Measures of Self 8th Week Mid-Term Exam 9th Week Experimental Measures of Social Judgment 10th Week Experimental Measures of Interpersonal Relations 11th Week Experimental Measures of Social Group Behavior 12th Week Experimental Measures of Social Influence 13th Week Experimental Measures of Aggression 14th Week Experimental Measures of Prosocial Behavior
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Baumeister, R. F., & Finkel, E. J. (Eds.) (2010). Advanced social psychology: The state of the science. New York: Oxford University Press.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Practice,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 35 35 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Total Workload 174 Total Workload / 30 5,8 ECTS Credits of the Course 6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No