Assist.Prof. Fatma GİRGİN KARDEŞ, Prof.Dr. İbrahim ŞENAY
Assistant(s)
Aim
The goal of the course is to provide students with an understanding of how social contexts and factors influence how we attend to, encode, process and remember information and how these mental processes affect subsequent judgments and behavior.
Course Content
This course contains; Human vs. object perception,Concepts and Schema,Heuristics and Biase,Heuristics and Biases,Hypothesis Testing, Covariation Detection,Counterfactual thinking,Attribution,Attribution,Person Perception,Person Perception,Unconscious Cognition,Unconscious Cognition,Stereotypes and Prejudice,Stereotypes and Prejudice.
Course Learning Outcomes
Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods
1- Understand how social contexts, as opposed to dispositions or traits, affect human behavior
10, 16, 6, 9
A
2- Understand the different shot-cuts people take in making decisions
10, 16, 6, 9
A
3- Learn the qualitatively different ways in which people are perceived
10, 16, 6, 9
A
4- Learn how we categorize people
10, 16, 6, 9
A
5- Understand how we explain people's behavior
10, 16, 6, 9
A
6- Learn how we store and access information about people
10, 16, 6, 9
A
7- Learn the investigation techniques used to study information processing in social contexts
Determining What Is, What Was, and What Might Have Been- I
6
Counterfactual thinking
Determining What Is, What Was, and What Might Have Been- II
7
Attribution
Correspondence Bias
8
Attribution
Spontaneous Trait Inferences
9
Person Perception
Shortcomings and Biases in Person Perception -I
10
Person Perception
Shortcomings and Biases in Person Perception -II
11
Unconscious Cognition
Automatic Processes: Judgment and Behavior without Awareness, Intention, Control, or Effort -I
12
Unconscious Cognition
Automatic Processes: Judgment and Behavior without Awareness, Intention, Control, or Effort -II
13
Stereotypes and Prejudice
Stereotypes-I
14
Stereotypes and Prejudice
Stereotypes-II
Resources
Kunda, Z. (1999). Social Cognition: Making Sense of People, Bradford, MIT Press (Main Text)
Moskowitz, G. B. (2005). Social Cognition: Understanding Self and Others. Guilford Press. (Auxilary Text, the PDFs will be provided)
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
No
Program Qualification
Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1
Knows the basic concepts of research and application-oriented sub-fields of psychology and the basic theories of these fields.
2
Can compare theories and schools in the history of psychology, and relate new developments with this knowledge.
3
Can recognize and interpret the problems they encounter and offer solutions using their expert knowledge.
4
Can investigate a problem with scientific methods, interpret findings and turn the results into a scientific publication.
5
Can lead the project, plan and manage the activities in a team established to solve the problems related to their field.
6
Can question and criticize new ideas from a scientific point of view without taking sides.
7
They adopt the principle of lifelong learning and can follow new developments in their field.
8
Can share their findings, knowledge and solution suggestions about a problem with colleagues or people outside of their field in written or oral form, in an appropriate language.
9
They have a sense of social responsibility and can use their professional achievements in solving problems in their near and far surroundings.
10
Speaks English at least at B1 level to follow international professional developments.
11
Has basic computer skills and can communicate with colleagues on up-to-date platforms.
12
Knows the basic tools of psychology used in assessment and evaluation and can use these tools.
13
Knows professional responsibilities, authorization, and limits, recognizes psychological problems, can make the right referral for their solution, and abides by ethical principles in research and practice.
14
They consider individual and cultural differences in research and practice and take these differences into account while evaluating the research results.
Assessment Methods
Contribution Level
Absolute Evaluation
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success
40
Rate of Final Exam to Success
60
Total
100
ECTS / Workload Table
Activities
Number of
Duration(Hour)
Total Workload(Hour)
Course Hours
0
0
0
Guided Problem Solving
0
0
0
Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report
0
0
0
Term Project
0
0
0
Presentation of Project / Seminar
0
0
0
Quiz
0
0
0
Midterm Exam
0
0
0
General Exam
0
0
0
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan
0
0
0
Total Workload(Hour)
0
Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(0/30)
0
ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit.
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
Course
Code
Semester
T+P (Hour)
Credit
ECTS
INTRODUCTION to SOCIAL COGNITION
PSY4116876
Fall Semester
3+0
3
6
Course Program
Prerequisites Courses
Recommended Elective Courses
Language of Course
English
Course Level
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Course Type
Elective
Course Coordinator
Assist.Prof. Fatma GİRGİN KARDEŞ
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assist.Prof. Fatma GİRGİN KARDEŞ, Prof.Dr. İbrahim ŞENAY
Assistant(s)
Aim
The goal of the course is to provide students with an understanding of how social contexts and factors influence how we attend to, encode, process and remember information and how these mental processes affect subsequent judgments and behavior.
Course Content
This course contains; Human vs. object perception,Concepts and Schema,Heuristics and Biase,Heuristics and Biases,Hypothesis Testing, Covariation Detection,Counterfactual thinking,Attribution,Attribution,Person Perception,Person Perception,Unconscious Cognition,Unconscious Cognition,Stereotypes and Prejudice,Stereotypes and Prejudice.
Course Learning Outcomes
Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods
1- Understand how social contexts, as opposed to dispositions or traits, affect human behavior
10, 16, 6, 9
A
2- Understand the different shot-cuts people take in making decisions
10, 16, 6, 9
A
3- Learn the qualitatively different ways in which people are perceived
10, 16, 6, 9
A
4- Learn how we categorize people
10, 16, 6, 9
A
5- Understand how we explain people's behavior
10, 16, 6, 9
A
6- Learn how we store and access information about people
10, 16, 6, 9
A
7- Learn the investigation techniques used to study information processing in social contexts
Determining What Is, What Was, and What Might Have Been- I
6
Counterfactual thinking
Determining What Is, What Was, and What Might Have Been- II
7
Attribution
Correspondence Bias
8
Attribution
Spontaneous Trait Inferences
9
Person Perception
Shortcomings and Biases in Person Perception -I
10
Person Perception
Shortcomings and Biases in Person Perception -II
11
Unconscious Cognition
Automatic Processes: Judgment and Behavior without Awareness, Intention, Control, or Effort -I
12
Unconscious Cognition
Automatic Processes: Judgment and Behavior without Awareness, Intention, Control, or Effort -II
13
Stereotypes and Prejudice
Stereotypes-I
14
Stereotypes and Prejudice
Stereotypes-II
Resources
Kunda, Z. (1999). Social Cognition: Making Sense of People, Bradford, MIT Press (Main Text)
Moskowitz, G. B. (2005). Social Cognition: Understanding Self and Others. Guilford Press. (Auxilary Text, the PDFs will be provided)
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
No
Program Qualification
Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1
Knows the basic concepts of research and application-oriented sub-fields of psychology and the basic theories of these fields.
2
Can compare theories and schools in the history of psychology, and relate new developments with this knowledge.
3
Can recognize and interpret the problems they encounter and offer solutions using their expert knowledge.
4
Can investigate a problem with scientific methods, interpret findings and turn the results into a scientific publication.
5
Can lead the project, plan and manage the activities in a team established to solve the problems related to their field.
6
Can question and criticize new ideas from a scientific point of view without taking sides.
7
They adopt the principle of lifelong learning and can follow new developments in their field.
8
Can share their findings, knowledge and solution suggestions about a problem with colleagues or people outside of their field in written or oral form, in an appropriate language.
9
They have a sense of social responsibility and can use their professional achievements in solving problems in their near and far surroundings.
10
Speaks English at least at B1 level to follow international professional developments.
11
Has basic computer skills and can communicate with colleagues on up-to-date platforms.
12
Knows the basic tools of psychology used in assessment and evaluation and can use these tools.
13
Knows professional responsibilities, authorization, and limits, recognizes psychological problems, can make the right referral for their solution, and abides by ethical principles in research and practice.
14
They consider individual and cultural differences in research and practice and take these differences into account while evaluating the research results.
