The purpose of this course is to elicit students fundamental knowledge about scope, fundamental terms , research methods and application domains of learning psychology.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Lecturer Sena Kiciklar
Course Assistant(s)
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Schedule
Wednesday, 12:00-15:00, Amfi ZA-1
Office Hour(s)
Monday, 10:00-12:00, 3C-02
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Lecture
-Presentation
-Discussion
Principle Sources
Introduction to Learning and Behavior. Powell RA, Symbaluk DG, Honey PL. Wadsworth Cengage Learningd, 4th Edition, Canada.
Eğitim Psikolojisi, Gelişim-Öğrenme-Öğretim. Betül Aydın ve Diğerleri, Pegem Akademi, 10. Baskı, 2013.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction to psychology of learning, historical background of learning, five schools of behavioralism.
Lecture
2. Week
Elicited behavior and classical conditioning. Reflexes, fixed action patterns. Simple mechanisms in learning: habituation and sensitization.
Lecture
3. Week
Classical conditioning: fundamental procedures and definitions, aversive and appetitive conditioning, excitatory and inhibitory conditioning, temporal arrangements of stimuli.
Lecture
4. Week
Classical conditioning: basic phenomena and various complexities. Two extensions of classical conditioning: sensory preconditioning and higher order conditioning.
Lecture
5. Week
Three exmaples of sphecificity in classical conditioning: generalisation, blocking, latent inhibition. Addtional phenomena: temporal conditioning, occasion setting, external inhibiton, reevaluation of UC, pseudo-conditioning.
Lecture
6. Week
Midterm Exam
Lecture
7. Week
Underlying mechanisms of classical conditioning and practical applications: S-S- and S-R learning, compensatory reaction model, Rescorla-Wagner Theory(https://psych.hanover.edu/JavaTest/CLE/Cognition_js/RescorlaWagner/). Phobias, additional factors in phobic conditioning, treatment of phobias, medical applications.
Lecture
8. Week
Introduction to operant conditioning, historical background. Operant behavior, reinforcement and punishment, discriminative stimulus.
Lecture
9. Week
Four types of contingencies: positive / negative punishment and positive / negative reinforcement. Primary and secondary reinforcers, internal and external reinforcement, natural and contrived reinforcers, shaping.
Lecture
10. Week
Reinforcement schedules: continues versus interminant schedules. Other simple schedules: timed schedules, reaction rate schedules, independent schedules.
11. Week
Complex reinforcement schedules: combined and chained schedules.
Lecture
12. Week
Theories of reinforcement: Premack Principle, drive reduction theory, response deprivation hypothesis, behavioral bliss point approach.
Lecture
13. Week
Exctinction and stimulus Control: Advers effects of extinction, resistance to extinction, spontaneous recovery. Stimulus control: multiple schedules and behavioral contrast. Fading and errorless discriminational learning.
Lecture
14. Week
FINAL EXAM
Lecture
15. Week
Lecture
16. Week
Lecture
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
20
Attendance
1
20
research literature
1
10
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Ability to integrate both theorical and practical knowledge in different domains of psychology.
PO-2
Apply major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings of psychology on both theory and implication.
PO-3
Understanding the difference between science, art, philosophy and common sense paralel to evolution of human life and cognition.
PO-4
Gain interdisciplinary perspectives about the evolution of human being and societies.
PO-5
Design, run experiment research; collect, analyze and interpret research data; write research reports effectively.
PO-6
Ability to Access and use of information effectively; browse interdisciplinary literature, use databases and other information sources properly.
PO-7
Gain analytical and critical thinking and writing skills.
PO-8
Use appropriately the technical language of science of psychology in oral and written communication and presentation skills.
PO-9
High comprehension of at least a foreign language.
PO-10
Improve attitudes, abilities and motivation that bring out self efficiacy, talent and creativity.
PO-11
Develop skills and abilities for self critisicm and self growth.
PO-12
Achieve personal implements for team working.
PO-13
Increase sensitivity and awareness to reflect on communication and problem solving processes.
PO-14
Ability to develop social sensitivity and consciousness to conduct social responsibility projects.
PO-15
Develop leadership skills and management of human relations.
PO-16
Professional ethical consciousness.
PO-17
Interact effectively and work productively with others.
PO-18
Apply technical knowledge of psychology to problem solving processes in professional work settings.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
LO 1. defining learning theories and fundamental terms in scope of learning psychology (KNOWLEDGE)
LO-2
LO 2. Differentiate the process of learning from other processes which is just one of reasons of change.(KNOWLEDGE)
LO-3
LO 3. Discuss the different procedures of learning (COMPREHENSION)
LO-4
LO 4. Argue which learning ways can be used for different application areas (COMPREHENSION)
LO-5
LO 5. Achieve the ability of using right learning procedures correctly (APPLICATION)
