The third event of the “Multidisciplinary Approaches” series, organised by the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences at Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU), was held as a panel under the theme “Psychotechnology – Human-Machine Interaction”. The panel, moderated by Prof. Dr. Şaziye Senem Başgül, a faculty member of the HKU Department of Psychology, attracted great interest.
“WE WILL EXAMINE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS”
Psychotechnology, defined as the discipline that aims to influence a person’s cognitive processes or direct behaviours towards a basic goal, was addressed in all its aspects at the “Multidisciplinary Approaches – 3” panel. Prof. Dr. Şaziye Senem Başgül, faculty member of the HKU Department of Psychology and moderator, said: “It is observed that rapidly developing and changing technology also affects the science of psychology. For this reason, the third ‘Multidisciplinary Approaches’ panel will address the interaction between psychology and technology. We will examine in particular the psychological effects of technological developments that have increased in recent years. At this event, by bringing together different disciplines, we will evaluate technological developments from a psychological perspective together.”
DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES CAME TOGETHER
The first speaker of the panel, Prof. Dr. Tamer Yılmaz, Rector of Yıldız Technical University (YTU), explained the effects of engineering work on psychology with detailed examples. Prof. Dr. Veysi İşler, a faculty member of the HKU Department of Computer Engineering, evaluated current developments in the Metaverse and their possible psychological effects. Dr. Saadet Yapan, a faculty member of the HKU Department of Psychology, gave a presentation on the place of virtual reality and augmented reality technologies in psychotherapy. In his presentation titled “To Hear or Not to Hear: A Technology Experience”, Mehmet Ertan Başgül shared young people’s perspective on technology and their cochlear implant experiences.
In the continuation of the programme, various workshops related to the panel topics were held at the Psychology Street stands set up on the HKU Campus. HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli and YTU Rector Prof. Dr. Tamer Yılmaz visited the stands together with the participants and examined the students’ workshops and psychotechnology work.
