Description Of The Courses Offered Frequently By The Department

PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology I (3+0+0) 3

Introduction to psychology including basic psychological processes, such as perception, learning, motivation, theories of development, intelligence, personality, social relations and psychopathology. Emphasis on research methods and experimental design in psychology.

PSY 102 Introduction to Psychology II (3+0+0) 3

A continuation of PSY 101 for psychology majors. Coverage of further topics in psychology such as sensation and perception, stress, states of consciousness and approaches to clinical psychology. Emphasis on development of paper writing skills.
Prerequisite: PSY 101

PSY 201 Introduction to Statistics for Psychology I (4+0+2) 4

First course in a two-semester introduction to techniques of summarizing and interpreting social science data. Descriptive statistics; probability theory and probability distributions.

PSY 202 Introduction to Statistics for Psychology II (4+0+2) 4

Continuation of PSY 201. Introduction to statistical testing and estimation, non-parametric statistics, correlation and regression analysis.
Prerequisite: PSY 201

PSY 222 Learning (3+0+0) 3

Examination of theory and research in the psychology of learning with emphasis on historical and current issues. Problems and applications in topics such as conditioning, trial and error, insight learning, acquisition and forgetting, transfer of training, and behavior modification.
Prerequisite: PSY 101

PSY 228 Cognitive Psychology (3+0+0) 3

Survey of psychology as the science of mental processes, covering theoretical interpretation of experimental research on perception, attention, memory, language, reading, reasoning and problem solving.
Prerequisite: PSY 101

PSY 233 Life Span Developmental Psychology I: Bio. and Cognitive Processes (3+0+0) 3

Introduction to stages and processes of human development from birth to old age with reference to major psychological theories and empirical literature on biological and cognitive development.
Prerequisite: PSY 101

PSY 234 Life Span Developmental Psychology II: Personality and Social Processes (3+0+0) 3

Introduction to stages and processes of human development from birth to old age with reference to major psychological theories and empirical literature on personality and social development.
Prerequisite: PSY 101

PSY 241 Social Psychology (3+0+0) 3

Study of the individual in groups and society, including processes such as attitude formation and change, social influence and conformity, communication, and group dynamics.
Prerequisite: PSY 101

PSY 242 Social Influences on Behavior (3+0+0) 3

The study of effects of social stimuli on the individual, including socialization of the child into family, society and culture, formation and change of attitudes, moral development and psychological aspects of social change.
Prerequisite: PSY 101

PSY 271 Introduction to Neuroscience: Brain and Behavior (3+0+0) 3

Investigation of the physiological, neuroanatomical and pharmacological foundations of psychological phenomena such as learning, memory, emotions, perception and motivation.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor

PSY 301 Research Methods in Social Sciences I (4+0+0) 4

Introduction to the methodology and research techniques used in social sciences. The nature and organization of scientific knowledge in general and social scientific knowledge in particular. Overview of the general structure and features of the empirical research process. Formulation of research problems and hypotheses. Design of experiments.
Prerequisite: PSY 201 or consent of instructor

PSY 302 Research Methods in Social Sciences II (4+0+0) 4

Techniques of data collection and analysis of data from experiments and surveys. Overview of basic statistical procedures and basic multivariate techniques. Introduction to more advanced techniques such as log-linear analysis and structural modeling.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

PSY 304 Experimental Psychology (3+0+2) 4

Laboratory experience in carrying out and writing up experiments in perception, attention, learning, memory and language.
Prerequisite: PSY 201 and PSY 202

PSY 326 Human Memory (3+0+0) 3

A survey of theories and research concerned with processes in the acquisition, storage and retrieval of information, as well as selected additional topics in cognitive psychology.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor

PSY 327 Sensation and Perception : Vision (3+0+0) 3

Focus on how our minds process visual information including such topics as the basic anatomy of the visual system, edge detection, depth, color, motion and object perception, visual attention, scene perception, and visually guided motor actions and what the study of our visual processes has revealed about consciousness.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor

PSY 351 Psychology of Personality (3+0+0) 3

Survey of major theories of personality as well as empirical studies on personality development, personality functioning, and psychopathology.
Prerequisite: PSY 101 or consent of instructor

PSY 362 Measurement in Psychology (3+0+0) 3

Introduction to the nature and use of psychological tests, technical and methodological principles, and social and ethical considerations of testing. Introduction to a number of well-established individual intelligence and personality tests.
Prerequisite: PSY 201

PSY 377 Physiological Psychology (3+0+0) 3

The study of the structure of the nervous system, sensory and motor functions, neural and chemical bases of basic psychological processes such as learning, emotion and memory.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor

PSY 411 Theories in Psychology (3+0+0) 3

Critical survey of the history of psychology covering schools of thought such as structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology and psychoanalysis with particular emphasis on controversies such as mechanism vs. humanism, nature vs. nurture, the problem of relevance and ethical issues in psychological research.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor

PSY 428 Language Acquisition (3+0+0) 3

In-depth survey of basic processes in language acquisition with focus on cognitive prerequisites, syntactic structures, morphological rules, lexicon, pragmatics and narrative structure. Consideration of different theoretical approaches and controversial issues such as innate vs. learned, modular vs. general.
Prerequisite: PSY 101, PSY 233 or PSY 328 or consent of instructor

PSY 443 Culture and Behavior (3+0+0) 3

Examination of the cultural context of behavior and psychological processes, and the relationship between psychology and culture. Critical appraisal of psychological theory and knowledge from a cultural and cross-cultural perspective.
Prerequisite: PSY 101.

PSY 458 Family Psychology (3+0+0) 3

Examination of psychological formulation of family life, gender and generation issues and interaction processes in the context of culture and the family life cycle.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor

PSY 463 Abnormal Psychology (3+0+0) 3

Examination of major approaches to the study of abnormal behavior, including a survey of the major categories of disorder according to DSM-IV.
Prerequisite: PSY 351

PSY 464 Clinical Psychology (3+0+0) 3

An overview of the profession of clinical psychology. The roles and functions of the clinical psychologist as compared to other related professions and areas of psychology. Legal and ethical issues and the status of the mental health professions in Turkey.
Prerequisite: PSY 463

PSY 466 Industrial and Organizational Psychology (3+0+0) 3

Study of the operation of psychological variables in organizations and their effect on the functioning of industrial and other institutions. Effective utilization of individuals in organizations.

PSY 467 Health Psychology (3+0+0) 3

Topics of current enquiry in the psychology of health and illness ranging from behavioral risk factors and health behaviors to counseling off patients with various chronic illnesses.
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

PSY 472 Neuroscience (3+0+0) 3

Study of the structure and function of the nervous system, particularly the brain, emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach to the investigation of the neural substrates of behavior.
Prerequisite: PSY 272