Information Package / Course Catalogue
Cognitive Psychology
Course Code: PSİ322
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

The aim of this course is to introduce the basic concepts, principles and rules of cognitive psychology.

Course Content

Introducing concepts such as perception, attention, remembering, forgetting, thinking, problem-solving, language and motivation, which are among the subjects of cognitive psychology, and evaluating scientific findings.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Fatma Ebru KÖSE
Learning Outcomes
1.Have knowledge about the subfields of cognitive psychology.
2.Knows the properties and structures of perception and sensation.
3.Know memory research methods.
4.Knows the basic assumptions and aims of positive science.
5.Tell the characteristics of scientific article types.
6.Define the variables used in cognitive psychology and give examples.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Solso,R. L., Maclin M. K. & Maclin O. H. (2014). Bilişsel Psikoloji.(6. Baskı). (Çev. A. Ayçiçeği Dinn). İstanbul: Kitabevi (Orijinal eserin yayın tarihi 2008).
2.Edward E.Smith & Stephen M. Kosslyn (2014). Bilişsel Psikoloji Zihin ve Beyin. Nobel Kitabevi, Çev. Ed. Muzaffer Şahin
3.Terry, W.S. (2011). Öğrenme ve Bellek. (2.baskı). (Çev. Ed. B.Cangöz). Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. (Orijinal eserin yayın tarihi 2009).
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Research methods in Cognitive Psychology
Week 3 - Theoretical
Basic concepts of visual perception; visual sensory system
Week 4 - Theoretical
Bottom-up theories of visual perception; top-down theories of visual perception; visual perception disorders
Week 5 - Theoretical
Attention; states of consciousness; theories of consciousness
Week 6 - Theoretical
Feature Theory; Similarity Theory; Guided Search Theory
Week 7 - Theoretical
Attention Models
Week 8 - Theoretical
Autonomous and controlled processes of attention; neuroanatomy of attention
Week 9 - Theoretical
Memory; Implicit and Open Memory, Memory Models; Operation Level Model, Working Memory Model
Week 10 - Theoretical
Memory processes: coding and transfer of information, memory corruption
Week 11 - Theoretical
The nature of memory; representation of knowledge (mental imagery, binary coding theory, principles of visual imagery)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Representation of knowledge in the mind: procedural memory, and declarative memory
Week 13 - Theoretical
Thinking, Logic and Decision Making
Week 14 - Theoretical
Problem Solving and Creativity
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory451190
Quiz110111
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)123
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026