Information Package / Course Catalogue
Social Psychology
Course Code: ÇEKO101
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: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of how individuals think, feel, and behave within social contexts by exploring the fundamental theories, concepts, and research findings of social psychology. Through topics such as social perception, attitudes, conformity, prejudice, group dynamics, interpersonal attraction, and the self, students will develop the ability to analyze and interpret human behavior in social environments. Additionally, the course emphasizes the practical applications of social psychology in everyday life, including areas such as health, education, media, and the workplace.

Course Content

Social psychology and research methods, social perception and social cognition, attitudes and theoretical approaches related to attitude change, psychological processes affecting social behavior, social impact and conformity, group dynamics, interpersonal relations.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Sema OĞLAK
Learning Outcomes
1.The consistency of individual's attitude and behaviours before the society; the increase of life quality within society; holistic adoption of other individuals' existence; stiffening of self and external respect.
2.Criticize the methods and cases in social psychology studies
3.Evaluation of social effect and cohesion
4.Know the concept of attitude, its relationship with behavior and theoretical explanations about the change of attitudes
5.Know social psychological concepts and explanations about self, identity, self-presentation and impression management.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Hogg, M. A., & Vaughan, G. M. (2007). Social psychology. (İ. Yıldız & A. Gelmez, Trans.). Ankara: Ütopya Publishing.
2.Bilgin, N. (Ed.). (2021). Social psychology (9th ed.) Izmir: Ege University Press.
3.Çukur, C. Ş., & Sayılan, G. (Eds.). (2019). Applied social psychology . Ankara: Nobel Academic Publishing.
4.Topraklı, M. (2024). The developmental stages of social psychology. ISAM Database, 18, 178–184.
5.Greenberg, J., Schmader, T., Arndt, J., & Landau, M. (2019). Sosyal psikoloji: Gündelik yaşamın bilimi (Çev. M. Erkmen). Ankara: Palme Yayıncılık.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction of Social Psychology, Topics
Week 2 - Theoretical
THE POİNT OF VİEW SACIAL PSYCHOLOGY Theoretical approaches in social psychology Research methods in social psychology
Week 3 - Theoretical
SOCIAL IMPACT ICompliance, conformity, obedienceCauses of compliance
Week 4 - Theoretical
SOCIAL IMPACT IINormative and informative effectTheoretical explanations on social impact
Week 5 - Theoretical
SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE ICreating impressionsSocial Cognition
Week 6 - Theoretical
SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE IISocial CategorizationSocial Charts
Week 7 - Theoretical
CAUSAL EXPLANATIONSAttribution theoriesSelf-citationsIntergroup references
Week 8 - Theoretical
CAUSAL EXPLANATIONSAttribution theoriesSelf-citationsIntergroup references
Week 9 - Theoretical
ATTITUDES IWhat is attitude?Attitude-behavior relationshipAttitude theoriesAttitude, value, ideology, social representation
Week 10 - Theoretical
ATTITUDES IIAttitude measurement
Week 11 - Theoretical
ATTITUDES IIIAttitude change,Persuasion
Week 12 - Theoretical
SELF, IDENTITYSelf respect,Social identity
Week 13 - Theoretical
Self presentationImpression Management
Week 14 - Theoretical
INTERPERSONAL SHOOTINGThe birth of gravity: physical intimacy, beauty, similarity, positive approach
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Midterm Examination120222
Final Examination120222
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026