| Course Type | Elective Course |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Year of Study | - |
| Semester | - |
| ECTS | 3 |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Distinguish the differences between the definitions of sensation and perception.
- Identify anatomical structures of different sensory systems through pictures.
- Match the anatomical structures of different sensory systems with the functional properties of these structures.
- Interpret the physiological basis of perceptual processes based on the given explanations.
|
| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
| Prerequisites | No |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components | ODY129 PHYSIOLOGY
PSK100 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY |
| Course Description | This course covers basic concepts and mechanisms related to sensory and perceptual processes, basic physiological properties of sensory systems and their perceptual consequences. |
| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
Sensation and Perception |
|
2nd Week |
Psychophysics |
|
3rd Week |
Somatosensory System |
|
4th Week |
Visual System |
|
5th Week |
Perception of Colour, Shape and Movement |
|
6th Week |
Hearing System |
|
7th Week |
Auditory Perception |
|
8th Week |
MIDTERM |
|
9th Week |
Speech Perception |
|
10th Week |
Spatial Orientation and Balance System |
|
11th Week |
Learning and Memory |
|
12th Week |
Learning and Memory |
|
13th Week |
Neuroplasticity |
|
14th Week |
Methods for Researching Sensation and Perception Processes |
|
15th Week |
Methods for Researching Sensation and Perception Processes |
|
| Recommended or Required Reading | Matter, G. (2009). Foundations of sensation and perception. East Sussex, United Kingdom: Psychology Press.
Sertel Berk Ö. ve Özkul H. (2014). Duyum ve algı. Sevda Bulduk (Ed.). Ankara: Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Presentation
- Project
|
| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
|
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Work Placement(s) | No |