| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Doctorate Of Science |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 10 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Can discuss the basic concepts and major research in the field of evolutionary social psychology.
- Can discuss different psychological approaches to evolutionary social psychology.
- Can critically evaluate the main theoretical approaches in the field of evolutionary social psychology.
- Can interpret the main research methods used in evolutionary social psychology studies.
- Can make inferences about individual and cultural differences in social behavior based on evolutionary social psychology theories.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | The purpose of this course is to understand the evolutionary explanations underlying the social psychological processes. Topics such as intergroup and intragroup processes, social cognitive processes and emotions, interpersonal relationships, close relationships will be taken into account from an evolutionary perspective. At the end of the course, the students are expected to have a firm grasp on evolutionary theory and the basic evolutionary mechanisms, and they can develop and test hypotheses that can explain social psychology concepts with evolutionary processes. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to Evolutionary Social Psychology |
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2nd Week |
Scientific Movements That Lead to Evolutionary Psychology |
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3rd Week |
The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology |
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4th Week |
Confronting the Hostile Forces of Nature |
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5th Week |
Female Long-Term Mating Strategies |
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6th Week |
Long-Term Mating Strategies of Males |
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7th Week |
Short-Term Sexual Strategies |
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8th Week |
Parenting Issues |
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9th Week |
Kinship Issues |
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10th Week |
Cooperative Partnerships |
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11th Week |
Aggression and Struggle |
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12th Week |
Conflict Between the Sexes |
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13th Week |
Status, Dignity, and Social Dominance |
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14th Week |
Status, Dignity, and Social Dominance (cont.) |
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15th Week |
General Evaluation |
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| 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. (Ed.). (2015). Evolutionary perspectives on social psychology. NY: Springer.
* The basic materials to be used in this course are updated every year. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Project |
1 |
60 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
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| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
5 |
70 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
24 |
24 |
| Course hours |
15 |
3 |
45 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
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| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Homework |
1 |
160 |
160 |
| Total Work Load | 302 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 10.06 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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