| Course Type | Elective Course |
|---|
| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
|---|
| Year of Study | - |
|---|
| Semester | - |
|---|
| ECTS | 7 |
|---|
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Learn the basic concepts and primary research in the field of evolutionary social psychology.
- Learn and discuss about different perspectives on evolutionary social psychology.
- Evaluate critically the major theoretical approaches in the field of evolutionary social psychology.
- Learn the major research methods used in studies of evolutionary social psychology.
- Be able to explain individual and cultural differences in social behavior from the perspective of evolutionary social psychology.
|
| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
|---|
| Prerequisites | No |
|---|
| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
|---|
| Course Description | The aim of this course is to understand evolutionary mechanisms underlying social psychological processes and apply them to empirical studies. The course will discuss main social psychology themes with evolutionary hypotheses, including Intra-group and inter-group relationships, social cognition and affect, interpersonal relationships, and close relationships. Students will have comprehensive knowledge of evolutionary theory and fundamental evolutionary mechanisms; and they will be able to develop and test hypotheses about evolutionary social psychology issues. |
|---|
| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
Introduction to Evolutionary Social Psychology |
|
2nd Week |
The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology |
|
3rd Week |
The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology |
|
4th Week |
Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature |
|
5th Week |
Women?s Long-Term Mating Strategies |
|
6th Week |
Men?s Long-Term Mating Strategies |
|
7th Week |
Short-Term Sexual Strategies |
|
8th Week |
Problems of Parenting |
|
9th Week |
Problems of Kinship |
|
10th Week |
Cooperative Alliances |
|
11th Week |
Aggression and Warfare |
|
12th Week |
Conflict between the Sexes |
|
13th Week |
Status, Prestige, and Social Dominance |
|
14th Week |
Status, Prestige, and Social Dominance (cont.) |
|
15th Week |
General Evaluation |
|
| Recommended or Required Reading | Buss, D. (2016). Evolutionary psychology: The new science of the mind (5th ed.). NY: Routledge.
Zeigler-Hill, V., Welling, L. L. M., & Shackelford, T. K. (Eds.). (2015). Evolutionary perspectives on social psychology. NY: Springer.
* The primary textbook for this course is renewed every year.
|
|---|
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
|
|---|
| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Assignment |
2 |
75 |
| Presentation of Article |
5 |
25 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
100 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
0 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
|
| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
|
|
|
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
|
| Individual or group work |
14 |
5 |
70 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
|
|
|
| Course hours |
15 |
3 |
45 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
|
|
|
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
|
| Final exam |
|
|
|
| Homework |
2 |
10 |
20 |
| Article Presentation |
5 |
15 |
75 |
| Total Work Load | 210 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 7 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 7 |
|
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
|---|
| Work Placement(s) | No |
|---|
