PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIOR
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Course Title:
PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIOR
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Course Code:
PSI5103
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Type of Course:
Optional
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Level of Course:
Second Cycle
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Year of Study:
1
6
Semester:
1
7
ECTS Credits Allocated:
5
8
Theoretical (hour/week):
3
9
Practice (hour/week) :
0
10
Laboratory (hour/week) :
0
11
Prerequisites:
None
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Recommended optional programme components:
None
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Language:
Turkish
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Mode of Delivery:
Face to face
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Course Coordinator:
Doç. Dr. HANDAN CAN
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Course Lecturers:
Doç. Dr. Handan Can, Prof. Dr. Tevfik Alıcı
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:
E-posta: handancan@uludag.edu.tr Oda tel: 0224-2941876 Adres:Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Psikoloji Bölümü Görükle/Bursa
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Website:
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Objective of the Course:
The objective of this course is to make the students know physiological processes and biological structures underlying behavior, main assumptions related to this subject and neural system, its running and its relation with psychological processes.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
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Learning Outcomes:
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To be able to define physiological and biological bases of behavior;
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To be able indicate the relation between physiological and biological processes underlying behavior ;
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To be able to account for the neuron cell structure and its running mechanisms ;
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To be able to define the relation between the chemicals and drugs affecting neuronal transmission ;
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To be able to account for the structures of neural system ;
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To be able to account for the learning and memory ;
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To be able to account for the relation between sleep and physiological processes ;
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To be able to define physiological processes of psychopathologies ;
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To be able to make search at library and on internet in this field ;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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The foundations of physiological psychology
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The structure of neuron cell and its function
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Main characteristics of neural system
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Psychopharmacology; the effect of neurotransmitters and drugs over neural system
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Vision
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Hearing
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Sleep and biological rhythm
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Reproductive behavior and hormones
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Emotions
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Learning and memory
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Human communication
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Neurodegenerative diseases
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Psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, mood disorders, major depression
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Autism, ADHD, stress and substance addiction
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
Carlson, N. R. (2010). Physiology of behavior. Allyn & Bacon. Carlson, N. R. (2011). Fizyolojik psikoloji: Davranışın nörolojik temelleri. (M. Şahin, Çev.). Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık. Kalat, J. W. (2003). Biological psychology. Wadsworth publishing.
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
30
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
1
10
Final Exam
1
60
Total
3
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
60
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
3
42
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
2
28
Homeworks, Performances
1
28
28
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
3
3
Others
1
46
46
Final Exams
1
3
3
Total WorkLoad
150
Total workload/ 30 hr
5
ECTS Credit of the Course
5
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
