Course Descriptions

An introduction to the principles of psychological testing and measurement. Test design, test construction, definitions of validity, test-retest reliability, internal reliability, face validity, content validity, convergent and discriminant validities, basic psychometric analysis, test norming, test administration. The history of measurement and the current state of the art. Introduction to psychological tests used in professional area. Criticism of scientific journal articles based on the method sections.

Understanding behaviors, emotions, and thoughts in the light of own and others’ attitudes, prejudice, impression formation, attribution, social cognition, and cultural norms. Examination of social influence, development of norms, leadership, group structure and dynamics. Comparison and discussion of the historically specified concepts and theories in the light of ontological and epistemological assumptions. Detailed review of different theoretical perspectives.

Investigation of the past and recent research in clinical psychology. Examination of the basic characteristics of clinical evaluation and psychotherapies implemented in clinical intervention. Discussion of observation and interview techniques, importance of research, measurement and ethical principles from a clinical psychology perspective. Introduction to the basic features of forensic and health psychology, child clinical psychology, and other clinical fields. Discussion of prerequisites for becoming a clinical psychologist.

Examination of advanced research topics in social psychology including attitudes, social cognition, cognitive dissonance, social influence, group processes and interpersonal behavior. Discussion of the emphasis on the immediate social situation, and the interaction between person and situation variables. Investigation of recent empirical and theoretical work in the field of social psychology. Critical discussion of applied and experimental social psychology trends in the literature.

Examination of the individual behaviors in organizational settings from a social-psychological perspective; understanding of concepts such as productivity, job satisfaction, motivational and transformational processes in organizational settings; discussion of leaders’ learning behaviors and the role of psychologists. Discussions on the relationships between the employer and employee from a critical perspective. The discussion of the evaluation of performances, motivation, leadership, group dynamics, job satisfaction, attitudes of the employers and employees, work-family balance and conflict, and stress in work environment.

Introduction to definitions of health and disease. Descriptions of major health psychology topics such as health promotion, stress, social support, coping skills, nutrition, exercise, weight control, substance abuse, pain, chronic and acute illnesses, and treatment methods. Exploration of theories in health psychology. Examination of theories and research methods in modern health psychology.

Area Elective-I

Area Elective-II

Area Elective-III

Area Elective-IV