Ezgi Aytürk
I have graduated from Koç University, Istanbul, in 2012 with a double majorin Sociology and Psychology, and currently, I am a second-year M.A. student in Cognitive Psychology Masters Program at the same institution. Currently, under the supervision of Prof. Sami Gulgoz, I am working as a research assistant in several projects in autobiographical memory. In addition, I am working on my M.A. thesis which examines the memory processes of regret-evoking events.
In general, I am interested in the role of emotions and individual differences in autobiographical remembering, and the effect of autobiographical remembering on individuals’ self-concepts.
Educational Background
Research Interests
Publications
Ayturk, E. & Cankaya, B. (in preparation). The interplay between personality, emotions, and risk taking.
Ayturk, E. & Gulgoz, S. (in preparation). The effect of remembering success or failure memories on self-efficacy: the role of memory perspective.
Conference Presentations
Ayturk, E. & Gulgoz, S. (2014). Memory Processes for Regret-evoking Events in Comparison With Contentment-evoking Events. Paper presented at the18th National Congress of Psychology, Bursa, Turkey.
Ayturk, E. & Gulgoz, S. (2013, November). The Effect of Remembering Success or Failure Memories on Self-Efficacy: The Role of Memory Perspective. Poster presented in 14th annual conference of Psychonomic Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ece-Usta, B., Gulgoz, S., Oner, S., Ayturk, E., & Semin, G. R. (2013, November). Ambient Odor Affects What and How We Remember. Poster presented in 14th annual conference of Psychonomic Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ayturk, E., Cankaya, B., Gulgoz, S. (2013, August). The Role of Personality and Emotional State on Risk Taking Behavior. Poster presented in the 18th biennial meeting of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology, Budapest, Hungary.
Ece-Usta, B., Gulgoz, S., Oner, S., Ayturk, E., & Semin, G. R. (2013, June). Ambient Odor and Autobiographical Memory. Poster presented in the 10th biennial meeting of Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Cankaya, B., Ayturk, E., & Coskun, C. (2011). Diatheses to Depression: The Interactions of Schema Propositions, Schema Structure, and Negative Life Events. Paper presented in the 7th International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy, Istanbul, Turkey.
Teaching Experience
Teaching assistant(Sept. 2012-present)
Awards and Scholarships
In general, I am interested in the role of emotions and individual differences in autobiographical remembering, and the effect of autobiographical remembering on individuals’ self-concepts.
Educational Background
- Master of Arts, Cognitive Psychology, Koç University, Istanbul, 2012-
- Bachelor of Arts, Sociology & Psychology, Koç University, Istanbul, 2007-2012.
Research Interests
- Autobiographical memory
- Risk-taking behavior
- Emotion-cognition relations
- Psychological assessment
Publications
Ayturk, E. & Cankaya, B. (in preparation). The interplay between personality, emotions, and risk taking.
Ayturk, E. & Gulgoz, S. (in preparation). The effect of remembering success or failure memories on self-efficacy: the role of memory perspective.
Conference Presentations
Ayturk, E. & Gulgoz, S. (2014). Memory Processes for Regret-evoking Events in Comparison With Contentment-evoking Events. Paper presented at the18th National Congress of Psychology, Bursa, Turkey.
Ayturk, E. & Gulgoz, S. (2013, November). The Effect of Remembering Success or Failure Memories on Self-Efficacy: The Role of Memory Perspective. Poster presented in 14th annual conference of Psychonomic Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ece-Usta, B., Gulgoz, S., Oner, S., Ayturk, E., & Semin, G. R. (2013, November). Ambient Odor Affects What and How We Remember. Poster presented in 14th annual conference of Psychonomic Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ayturk, E., Cankaya, B., Gulgoz, S. (2013, August). The Role of Personality and Emotional State on Risk Taking Behavior. Poster presented in the 18th biennial meeting of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology, Budapest, Hungary.
Ece-Usta, B., Gulgoz, S., Oner, S., Ayturk, E., & Semin, G. R. (2013, June). Ambient Odor and Autobiographical Memory. Poster presented in the 10th biennial meeting of Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Cankaya, B., Ayturk, E., & Coskun, C. (2011). Diatheses to Depression: The Interactions of Schema Propositions, Schema Structure, and Negative Life Events. Paper presented in the 7th International Congress of Cognitive Psychotherapy, Istanbul, Turkey.
Teaching Experience
Teaching assistant(Sept. 2012-present)
- Psyc.501- Research Methods
- Psyc.301- Research Methods in Social Sciences
- Sosc.103- Psychological Health and Stress
Awards and Scholarships
- Koç University Graduate Scholarship
- Vehbi Koç Scholar Award
- Dean’s Honor Roll
- Koç University Undergraduate Scholarship
- TUBITAK National Undergraduate Scholarship