Information Package / Course Catalogue
Psychology of Learning
Course Code: PSİ305
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Purpose of lecture is providing student to obtain information about basic concepts of learning of psychology, basic approachments relating to learning mechanisms and neurobiological explanations of learning.

Course Content

Historical development of learning of psychology; concepts of learning; classical conditioning: basic concepts and phenomenons, theoretical explanations; operant conditioning: basic concepts and processess; reinforcement and shaping behaviour; theoretical explanations of reinforcement; avoidance, punishment and extinction; schedules of reinforcement; stimulus control; neurobiological mechanisms of learning: general mechanisms, conditioning and reinforcement; neuroscience and learning; current discussions in learning of psychology.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Fatma Ebru KÖSE
Learning Outcomes
1.Student knows basic concepts of learning.
2.Student recognizes theoretical perspectives about learning.
3.Students knows concepts of classical and operant conditioning; processing of conditioning and using conditioning in the learning experiements at a baseline level
4.Students can come up with neurobiological explanations about learning at a baseline level
5.Student knows generally current discussions in learning psychology
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Öğrenmenin Bilimsel Temelleri, Tevfik Alıcı, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2010
2.Öğrenme ve Bellek, W.S.Terry, (Çev. Ed. Banu Cangöz), Anı yayıncılık, 2011
3.Domjan, M. (2004). Koşullama ve Öğrenmenin Temelleri. (Çev. Çetinkaya, H.). Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları. Ankara.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Historical development of learning of psychology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Learning: Concepts and explanations
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classical conditioning: Basic concepts and phenomenons
Week 4 - Theoretical
Classical conditioning: Theoretical explanations
Week 5 - Theoretical
Operant conditioning: Basic concepts and process
Week 6 - Theoretical
Operant conditioning: Reinforcement and shaping behavior
Week 7 - Theoretical
Theoretical explanations of reinforcement
Week 8 - Theoretical
Avoidance, punishment and extinction
Week 9 - Theoretical
Schedules of Reinforcement
Week 10 - Theoretical
Stimulus control
Week 11 - Theoretical
Neurobiological mechanisms of learning: General mechanisms
Week 12 - Theoretical
Neurobiological mechanisms of learning: Conditioning and reinforcement
Week 13 - Theoretical
Neuroscience and learning
Week 14 - Theoretical
Current discussions in learning of psychology
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Assignment110111
Midterm Examination124226
Final Examination130232
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026