PSY 554 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Experimental Psychology (With Thesis)

Course Name

Experimental Social Psychology

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
PSY 554	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	Discussion Q&A Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Nevra Cem Ersoy
Assistant(s)	Araş. Gör. Tolga ERGİYEN

Course Objectives	The goal of this course is to introduce the students with the experimental approaches and methods used in social psychology.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Will have the knowledge and skills that are needed for making experimental research in social psychology Will be able to discuss and compare experimental studies in social psychology in a critical way Will be able to discuss and compare experimental studies in social psychology in a critical way. Will have the knowledge and skills that are needed for making experimental research in social psychology. Will have the knowledge about the different theoretical perspectives and approaches in experimental social psychology.
Course Description	This course has been designed to introduce the experimental designs on different perspectives of social psychology.

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Course Description
2	Research Problem
3	Literature Review
4	Literature Review
5	Literature Review
6	Presentation (Literature)
7	Hypothesis & Design
8	Material/Setup
9	Data Collection
10	Data Collection
11	Data Analysis
12	Result
13	Discussion of the Results and Preparing for Presentation
14	Oral Presentation
15	Review of the Semester
16	Review of the Semester

Course Notes/Textbooks

Suggested Readings/Materials

Apers, C., & Derous, E. (2017). Are they accurate? Recruiters' personality judgments in paper versus video resumes. Computers in Human Behavior, 73, 9-19. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.02.063

Chen, M., Chen, C. C., & Sheldon, O. J. (2016). Relaxing moral reasoning to win: How organizational identification relates to unethical pro-organizational behavior. Journal of Applied Psychology, 101(8), 1082-1096. doi:10.1037/apl0000111

Derous, E. (2017). Ethnic Minorities’ Impression Management in the Interview: Helping or Hindering? Frontiers in Psychology, 08. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00086

Derous, E., & Decoster, J. (2017). Implicit Age Cues in Resumes: Subtle Effects on Hiring Discrimination. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01321

Derous, E., Pepermans, R., & Ryan, A. M. (2016). Ethnic discrimination during résumé screening: Interactive effects of applicants’ ethnic salience with job context. Human Relations, 70(7), 860-882. doi:10.1177/0018726716676537

Hershcovis, M. S. (2017). When fellow customers behave badly: Witness reactions to employee mistreatment by customers. Journal of Applied Psychology, 102(11), 1528-1544. doi:10.1037/apl0000249

Hershcovis, M. S., & Bhatnagar, N. (2017). When fellow customers behave badly: Witness reactions to employee mistreatment by customers. Journal of Applied Psychology, 102(11), 1528-1544. doi:10.1037/apl0000249

Hiemstra, A. M., Derous, E., & Born, M. P. (2017). Psychological predictors of cultural diversity support at work. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 23(3), 312-322. doi:10.1037/cdp0000141

Mero, N. P., & Motowidlo, S. J. (1995). Effects of rater accountability on the accuracy and the favorability of performance ratings. Journal of Applied Psychology, 80(4), 517-524. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.80.4.517

Moore, C., Lee, S. Y., Kim, K., & Cable, D. M. (2017). The advantage of being oneself: The role of applicant self-verification in organizational hiring decisions. Journal of Applied Psychology, 102(11), 1493-1513. doi:10.1037/apl0000223

Roulin, N., Bangerter, A., & Levashina, J. (2014). Honest and Deceptive Impression Management in the Employment Interview: Can It Be Detected and How Does It Impact Evaluations? Personnel Psychology, 68(2), 395-444. doi:10.1111/peps.12079

Ryan, A. M., Reeder, M. C., Golubovich, J., Grand, J., Inceoglu, I., Bartram, D., … Yao, X. (2017). Culture and Testing Practices: Is the World Flat? Applied Psychology, 66(3), 434-467. doi:10.1111/apps.12095

Schneider, L., Powell, D. M., & Roulin, N. (2015). Cues to Deception in the Employment Interview. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 23(2), 182-190. doi:10.1111/ijsa.12106

Van Rensburg, Y. J., De Kock, F. S., & Derous, E. (2018). Narrow facets of honesty-humility predict collegiate cheating. Personality and Individual Differences, 123, 199-204. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2017.11.006

Wille, L., & Derous, E. (2017). Getting the Words Right: When Wording of Job Ads Affects Ethnic Minorities’ Application Decisions. Management Communication Quarterly, 31(4), 533-558. doi:10.1177/0893318917699885

Wille, L., & Derous, E. (2018). When Job Ads Turn You Down: How Requirements in Job Ads May Stop Instead of Attract Highly Qualified Women. Sex Roles. doi:10.1007/s11199-017-0877-1

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury	2	60
Project	1	40
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	2	60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	40
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	13	6	78
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury	2	32	64
Project	1	35	35
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam			0
		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.
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.			X
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.

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