PSY 504 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Experimental Psychology (With Thesis)

Course Name

Advanced Cognitive Psychology

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
PSY 504	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	7.5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Doç. Dr. Burak Erdeniz
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	The goal of this course is to examine higher human cognitive processes, such as thinking, problem solving, attention and memory. This course consists of both theoretical and practical applications.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Will be able to understand the underlying mechanisms of cognition. Will be able to discuss the comparative bases of human cognition and learning. Will be able to apply the research methods used to study major facets of cognitive psychology. Will be able to communicate an understanding of the major topics of cognitive psychology such as how we attend to and acquire information about other people and events, how we store, retrieve, transform, and how we solve problems. Will be able to explain deeply about evolutionary and biological constituents and constraints of cognition and behavior.
Course Description	This course has been designed to examine basic human cognitive processes and fundamental research methods and having knowledge about the application of these methods.
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Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	The Human Nervous System	Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S. A., Platt, M. L., LaBar, K. S., & Woldorff, M. G. (2013). Principles of cognitive neuroscience. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates 2.Edition. Appendix
2	Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience: Definitions, Themes, and Approaches	Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S. A., Platt, M. L., LaBar, K. S., & Woldorff, M. G. (2013). Principles of cognitive neuroscience. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates 2.Edition. Chapter 1
3	Evolution and Development of Brain and Cognition	Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S. A., Platt, M. L., LaBar, K. S., & Woldorff, M. G. (2013). Principles of cognitive neuroscience. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates 2.Edition. Chapter 15
4	The Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience-fMRI, FNIRS	Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S. A., Platt, M. L., LaBar, K. S., & Woldorff, M. G. (2013). Principles of cognitive neuroscience. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates 2.Edition. Chapter 2
5	The Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience-EEG	Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S. A., Platt, M. L., LaBar, K. S., & Woldorff, M. G. (2013). Principles of cognitive neuroscience. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates 2.Edition. Chapter 2
6	Cognition in the Brain: Structure and Function	Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S. A., Platt, M. L., LaBar, K. S., & Woldorff, M. G. (2013). Principles of cognitive neuroscience. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates 2.Edition. Chapter 2
7	Sensory systems and Vision	Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S. A., Platt, M. L., LaBar, K. S., & Woldorff, M. G. (2013). Principles of cognitive neuroscience. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates 2.Edition. Chapter 3
8	Midterm Exam
9	The Control of Attention	Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S. A., Platt, M. L., LaBar, K. S., & Woldorff, M. G. (2013). Principles of cognitive neuroscience. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates 2.Edition. Chapter 7
10	Memory: Varieties and Mechanisms	Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S. A., Platt, M. L., LaBar, K. S., & Woldorff, M. G. (2013). Principles of cognitive neuroscience. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates 2.Edition. Chapter 8
11	Social Cognition	Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S. A., Platt, M. L., LaBar, K. S., & Woldorff, M. G. (2013). Principles of cognitive neuroscience. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates 2.Edition. Chapter 11
12	Executive Functions	Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S. A., Platt, M. L., LaBar, K. S., & Woldorff, M. G. (2013). Principles of cognitive neuroscience. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates 2.Edition. Chapter 13
13	Decision Making	Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S. A., Platt, M. L., LaBar, K. S., & Woldorff, M. G. (2013). Principles of cognitive neuroscience. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates 2.Edition. Chapter 14
14	Review of the semester
15	-
16	-

Course Notes/Textbooks

Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S. A., Platt, M. L., LaBar, K. S., & Woldorff, M. G. (2013). Principles of cognitive neuroscience. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates 2nd Edition.

Suggested Readings/Materials

Paton, J. J., & Buonomano, D. V. (2018). The neural basis of timing: distributed mechanisms for diverse functions. Neuron, 98(4), 687-705.

Di Luca, M., & Rhodes, D. (2016). Optimal perceived timing: Integrating sensory information with dynamically updated expectations. Scientific reports, 6(1), 1-15.

Bar, M. (2004). Visual objects in context. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 5(8), 617-629.

Todorović, D. (2010). Context effects in visual perception and their explanations. Review of psychology, 17(1), 17-32.

Haggard, P. (2017). Sense of agency in the human brain. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 18(4), 196-207.

Moore, J. W. (2016). What is the sense of agency and why does it matter?. Frontiers in psychology, 7, 1272.

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	3	30
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury	1	20
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	20
Final Exam	1	30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	2	60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	3	12	36
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury	1	20	20
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	43	43
Final Exam	1	50	50
		Total	225

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to advance and deepen undergraduate level psychological knowledge to an expert level.	-	-	-	-	X
2	To be able to examine acquired knowledge on an interdisciplinary basis and understand the interaction between psychology and other related disciplines.	-	-	-	X	-
3	To be able to use the acquired institutional and applied psychology knowledge at an expert level.	-	-	-	-	X
4	To be able to aim and channel learning efforts, to independently conduct and manage advanced level studies and to critically evaluate psychological knowledge.	-	-	-	-	X
5	To be able to solve problems requiring expertise using scientific research methods, to develop new knowledge by integrating psychological information with multidisciplinary information.	-	-	-	X	-
6	To be able to independently assume a problem, develop a problem solving method, solve the problem, assess the outcomes and apply this method when needed.	-	-	-	-	X
7	To be able to act according to ethical and scientific standards in collecting, evaluating and sharing data as well as be able to act as an inspector and instructor in the maintenance and transference of ethical values.	-	-	X	-	-
8	To be able to take responsibility and develop new strategies and methods for intervention in the presence of unexpected and complicated problems.	-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to systematically communicate one’s own studies and the psychological agenda both written, oral and visually to psychologists and non psychologists.	-	-	-	X	-
10	To be able to make use of foreign language for learning new knowledge and to communicate with foreign colleagues.	-	-	-	X	-
11	To be able to use computer software as well as other informatics and communication technologies required in psychology at an advanced level.	-	-	-	-	X

PSY 504 | Course Introduction and Application Information

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