| Language of instruction: |
English |
| Type of course: |
Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: |
Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
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| Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face
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| Course Coordinator : |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ITIR KAŞIKÇI |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HALE ÖGEL BALABAN
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ITIR KAŞIKÇI
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| Recommended Optional Program Components: |
"." |
| Course Objectives: |
This introductory course presents multidisciplinary and cultural approach towards consciousness, mind, and language. Biological, cognitive, and cultural aspects of consciousness, mind, and language, will be explored with readings from various fields, including biology, evolutionary anthropology, cognitive linguistics, and philosophy |
| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Overview of the course |
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| 2) |
Malnutrition, poverty and intellectual development |
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| 3) |
Science in the Memory Debate |
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| 4) |
Psychology, Philosophy, and nothing |
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| 5) |
The role of intelligence in modern society: Cultural approach |
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| 6) |
Reality of psychiatric disorders: Who is who? |
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| 7) |
Development of language: Cultural and socioeconomic approach |
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| 8) |
Consciousness: Anthropological & Philosophical perspectives |
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| 9) |
Myths, countermyths, and truths about intelligence and mind |
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| 10) |
Consciousness without cortex: Evolutionary approach |
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| 11) |
The meaning of dreams. Biology vs Culture |
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| 12) |
Classification of human behaviors: How is possible? |
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| 13) |
Conduction cross cultural research on cognition |
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| 14) |
Conduction cross cultural research on cognition |
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| 15) |
Exam |
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| 16) |
Exam |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
Develop close interest in human mind and behavior, and attain critical thinking skills (in particular the ability to evaluate psychological theories using empirical evidence), as well as appreciating psychology as an evidence based science. |
4 |
| 2) |
Gain a biopsychosocial understanding of human behavior, namely, the biological, psychological, social determinants of behavior. |
4 |
| 3) |
Acquire theoretical and applied knowledge and learn about basic psychological concepts and perspectives |
5 |
| 4) |
Familiarize with methodology and data evaluation techniques by being aware of scientific research methods (i.e. correlational, experimental, longitudinal, case study). |
5 |
| 5) |
Employ ethical sensitivity while doing assessment, research or working with groups. |
1 |
| 6) |
Familiarize with the essential perspectives of psychology (cognitive, developmental, clinical, social, behavioral, and biological). |
3 |
| 7) |
Get the opportunity and skills to evaluate qualitative and quantitative data, write reports, and present them. |
2 |
| 8) |
Attain preliminary knowledge for psychological measurement and evaluation. |
1 |
| 9) |
To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (e.g. sociology, history, political science, communication studies, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc) that can contribute to psychology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in understanding and interpreting of psychological process. |
5 |