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Social Psychology I

Course Code	: PSİ353
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	: 3

Objectives of the Course

The objective of the course is to enable students to view the social interactions from inter-personal and intergroup perspectives; to identify some theoretical approaches and results of scientific research that help to understand and explain behaviors and interactions of individuals as members of social groups.

Course Content

Major theories and methods of social psychology, social influence, social cognition, attitudes, self, social attraction

Name of Lecturer(s)

Res. Assist. Fulya ŞAT

Learning Outcomes

1.	know the subject area of social psychology and major theoretical and methodological approaches of social psychology.
2.	2. know concepts and explanations about how individuals influenced by other individuals in various environments.
3.	3. understand and explain the processes related the social construction of the world by the individual
4.	4. define the concept of attitude and explain the relationship between attitude and behavior and, know major theoretical explanations about attitude change.
5.	5. know major social psychological concepts and explanations about self, identity, self-presentation and impression-management.
6.	know the concepts and major explanations about interpersonal attraction.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Hogg, M.A. ve Vaughan G.M. Sosyal Psikoloji, Ütopya yay. Bilgin N. Sosyal Psikoloji, E.Ü. Yay
2.	Bilgin N. Sosyal Psikoloji, E.Ü. Yay.
3.	Harlak H. Önyargılar, Sistem yay
4.	Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. Kültürel Psikoloji: Kültür Bağlamında İnsan ve Aile, Evrim Yay.
5.	Bilgin N. İnsan ilişkileri ve Kimlik, Sistem yay
6.	Freedman J. L.,Sears D. ve Carlsmith J.M. Sosyal Psikoloji, Ara yay

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

INTRODUCTIONSOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: SUBJECT AREAS AND DEFINITIONS

Week 2 - Theoretical

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE:MAJOR THEORETICAL APPROACHES AND METHODOLOGY OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Week 3 - Theoretical

SOCIAL INFLUENCE ICOMPLIANCE, CONFORMITY AND OBEDIENCE,FACTORS AFFECTING COMPLIANCE

Week 4 - Theoretical

SOCIAL INFLUENCE IINORMATIVE AND INFORMATIVE INFLUENCE,OTHER THEORETICAL EXPLANATIONS ABOUT SOCIAL INFLUENCE

Week 5 - Theoretical

SOCIAL COGNITION IIMPRESSION-FORMATION, SOCIAL COGNITIVE PROCESSES, BIASED INFORMATION PROCESSING

Week 6 - Theoretical

SOCIAL COGNITION IISOCIAL CATEGORIZATION, SOCIAL SCHEMAS

Week 7 - Theoretical

CAUSAL EXPLANATIONS: ATTRIBUTON THEORIESSELF ATTRIBUTIONS, INTER-GROUP ATTRIBUTIONS

Week 8 - Theoretical

ATTITUDES I WHAT IS AN ATTITUDE?ATTITUDE-BEHAVIOUR RELATIONATTITUDE, VALUE, IDEOLOGY, SOCIAL REPRESENTATION

Week 9 - Theoretical

ATTITUDES I IATTITUDE MEASUREMENT

Week 10 - Theoretical

ATTITUDEs IIIATTITUDE CHANGE, COGNITIVE CONSISTENCY THEORIES; PERSUASION

Week 11 - Theoretical

SELF AND IDENTITYSELF-ESTEEM, SOCIAL IDENTITY

Week 12 - Theoretical

SELF-PRESENTATION, IMPRESSION-MANAGEMENT SOCIAL IDENTITY; SELF IN THE CULTURAL CONTEXT

Week 13 - Theoretical

INTERPERSONAL ATTRACTIONTHE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL DISTANCE, BEAUTY, SIMILARITY, POSITIVE APPROACH

Week 14 - Theoretical

GENERAL SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	36	1	1	72
Midterm Examination	1	0	1	1
Final Examination	1	0	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				74

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