Information Package / Course Catalogue
Experimental Social Psychology
Course Code: PSİ417
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 1
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

In this course, it is aimed to provide students with a historical perspective on experimental social psychology, to recognise experimental methods used in social psychology and to acquire the basis for designing social psychological experiments.

Course Content

Origins of experimental social psychology, experimental methods used in social psychology, social influence in experimental social psychology, social perception and attributions in experimental social psychology, social cognition, language and communication experiments in experimental social psychology, self and social identity in experimental social psychology, attitudes and persuasion in experimental social psychology, group performance and leadership in experimental social psychology, intergroup relations and prejudice in experimental social psychology.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Have knowledge about different theoretical perspectives and approaches in the field of experimental social psychology
2.Recognizes the experimental methods used to study the concept of social psychology
3.Approach in terms of experimental psychology to social psychology
4.critically evaluate and discuss studies in the field of experimental social psychology
5.design experimental studies with social psychology concepts
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Sosyal Psikolojide İnsanları Anlamak: Deneysel ve Eleştirel Yaklaşımlar, S. Arkonaç, Nobel Yayınları, Ankara, 2008.
2.Sosyal Psikoloji-Klasik ÇalışmalarI Yeniden Değerlendirmek, J. R. Smith, S. A. Haslam, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2016.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The roots of experimental social psychology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Experimental methods used in social psychology
Week 3 - Theoretical
Social influence in experimental social psychology
Week 4 - Theoretical
Social perception and attribution in experimental social psychology
Week 5 - Theoretical
Social cognition in experimental social psychology I
Week 6 - Theoretical
Social cognition in experimental social psychology II
Week 7 - Theoretical
Language and communication tests in experimental social psychology
Week 8 - Theoretical
Self and social identity in experimental social psychology I
Week 9 - Theoretical
Self and social identity in experimental social psychology II
Week 10 - Theoretical
Attitudes and persuasion in experimental social psychology I
Week 11 - Theoretical
Attitudes and persuasion in experimental social psychology II
Week 12 - Theoretical
Group performance and leadership in experimental social psychology
Week 13 - Theoretical
Intergroup relations and prejudice in experimental social psychology I
Week 14 - Theoretical
Intergroup relations and prejudice in experimental social psychology II
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Project1%10
Quiz2%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140121
Lecture - Practice142142
Project115116
Quiz2103
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination120222
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
4
3
4
OÇ-2
4
5
5
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
OÇ-5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026