Assoc.Prof. Erol YILDIRIM, Lect. Fatma GİRGİN KARDEŞ
Assistant(s)
Aim
The main objective for this course is to establish links among the different parts of your psychological scientific knowledge to improve the coherence of your understanding. Therefore, this course allows you to expand and integrate your knowledge of psychological science through application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Therefore, the course intends to strengthen your critical thinking skills.
Course Content
This course contains; Psychology Is Alive and Well (and Doing Fine Among the Sciences),Falsifiability: How to Foil Little Green Men in the Head,Operationism and Essentialism: “But, Doctor, What Does It Really Mean?”,Testimonials and Case Study Evidence: Placebo Effects and the Amazing Randi,Correlation and Causation: Birth Control by the Toaster Method,Getting Things Under Control: The Case of Clever Hans,“But It’s Not Real Life!”: The “Artificiality” Criticism and Psychology,Avoiding the Einstein Syndrome: The Importance of Converging Evidence,The Misguided Search for the “Magic Bullet”: The Issue of Multiple Causation,The Achilles’ Heel of Human Cognition: Probabilistic Reasoning,The Role of Chance in Psychology,The Rodney Dangerfield of the Sciences,From Cell to Mind,From Mind to Behavior.
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları
Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods
To understand how to deal with problems in psychological science.
10, 16, 21, 9
A
To think critically about how we gather knowledge
12, 19, 37, 9
A
To obtain the capacity to think critically
19, 9
A
To apply the logic of evidence-based decision making
14, 9
A
To be a critical consumer of social science research as it appears in both the academic and popular scientific domains.
Psychology Is Alive and Well (and Doing Fine Among the Sciences)
Chapter 1
2
Falsifiability: How to Foil Little Green Men in the Head
Chapter 2
3
Operationism and Essentialism: “But, Doctor, What Does It Really Mean?”
Chapter 3
4
Testimonials and Case Study Evidence: Placebo Effects and the Amazing Randi
Chapter 4
5
Correlation and Causation: Birth Control by the Toaster Method
Chapter 5
6
Getting Things Under Control: The Case of Clever Hans
Chapter 6
7
“But It’s Not Real Life!”: The “Artificiality” Criticism and Psychology
Chapter 7
8
Avoiding the Einstein Syndrome: The Importance of Converging Evidence
Chapter 8
9
The Misguided Search for the “Magic Bullet”: The Issue of Multiple Causation
Chapter 9
10
The Achilles’ Heel of Human Cognition: Probabilistic Reasoning
Chapter 10
11
The Role of Chance in Psychology
Chapter 11
12
The Rodney Dangerfield of the Sciences
Chapter 12
13
From Cell to Mind
Various papers
14
From Mind to Behavior
Various papers
Resources
Stanovich, K. E. (2012). How to think straight about psychology (10th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
Selected journal articles
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
14
3
42
Guided Problem Solving
14
1
14
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
1
10
10
General Exam
1
15
15
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan
0
0
0
Total Workload(Hour)
81
Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(81/30)
3
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
HUMAN MIND,SCIENCE and PSYCHOLOGY
-
Fall Semester
3+0
3
3
Course Program
Prerequisites Courses
Recommended Elective Courses
Language of Course
Turkish
Course Level
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Course Type
Required
Course Coordinator
Lect. Fatma GİRGİN KARDEŞ
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc.Prof. Erol YILDIRIM, Lect. Fatma GİRGİN KARDEŞ
Assistant(s)
Aim
The main objective for this course is to establish links among the different parts of your psychological scientific knowledge to improve the coherence of your understanding. Therefore, this course allows you to expand and integrate your knowledge of psychological science through application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Therefore, the course intends to strengthen your critical thinking skills.
Course Content
This course contains; Psychology Is Alive and Well (and Doing Fine Among the Sciences),Falsifiability: How to Foil Little Green Men in the Head,Operationism and Essentialism: “But, Doctor, What Does It Really Mean?”,Testimonials and Case Study Evidence: Placebo Effects and the Amazing Randi,Correlation and Causation: Birth Control by the Toaster Method,Getting Things Under Control: The Case of Clever Hans,“But It’s Not Real Life!”: The “Artificiality” Criticism and Psychology,Avoiding the Einstein Syndrome: The Importance of Converging Evidence,The Misguided Search for the “Magic Bullet”: The Issue of Multiple Causation,The Achilles’ Heel of Human Cognition: Probabilistic Reasoning,The Role of Chance in Psychology,The Rodney Dangerfield of the Sciences,From Cell to Mind,From Mind to Behavior.
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları
Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods
To understand how to deal with problems in psychological science.
10, 16, 21, 9
A
To think critically about how we gather knowledge
12, 19, 37, 9
A
To obtain the capacity to think critically
19, 9
A
To apply the logic of evidence-based decision making
14, 9
A
To be a critical consumer of social science research as it appears in both the academic and popular scientific domains.
Psychology Is Alive and Well (and Doing Fine Among the Sciences)
Chapter 1
2
Falsifiability: How to Foil Little Green Men in the Head
Chapter 2
3
Operationism and Essentialism: “But, Doctor, What Does It Really Mean?”
Chapter 3
4
Testimonials and Case Study Evidence: Placebo Effects and the Amazing Randi
Chapter 4
5
Correlation and Causation: Birth Control by the Toaster Method
Chapter 5
6
Getting Things Under Control: The Case of Clever Hans
Chapter 6
7
“But It’s Not Real Life!”: The “Artificiality” Criticism and Psychology
Chapter 7
8
Avoiding the Einstein Syndrome: The Importance of Converging Evidence
Chapter 8
9
The Misguided Search for the “Magic Bullet”: The Issue of Multiple Causation
Chapter 9
10
The Achilles’ Heel of Human Cognition: Probabilistic Reasoning
Chapter 10
11
The Role of Chance in Psychology
Chapter 11
12
The Rodney Dangerfield of the Sciences
Chapter 12
13
From Cell to Mind
Various papers
14
From Mind to Behavior
Various papers
Resources
Stanovich, K. E. (2012). How to think straight about psychology (10th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
Selected journal articles
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.
