Description
Content: The first section, taught by Dr Schlottmann, considers typical cognitive development, in particular the development of 鈥渉igher鈥 reasoning skills and the development of memory. The second section, taught by Dr Pingault, explores a variety of topics in typical and atypical socio-emotional development.听 There is a focus on the role of the care-giving environment, the importance of both nature and nurture, and longitudinal approaches to studying psychological development.
Teaching delivery: This module is taught in 15 hours of in-person lectures spread over 10 teaching weeks (usually in the format of 5 2-hour sessions in one half of term and 5 1-hour lectures in the other half of term).
Indicative Topics: Indicative lecture topics 鈥 based on module content in 2023/24, subject to possible changes: From formal operations to scientific reasoning, Development of logical reasoning, Memory development, Causal thinking in children, Gene-environment interaction & correlation, Understanding developmental pathways, Externalising behaviours, Early deprivation, Perinatal influences, Child maltreatment and The role of peers.
Module Aims: Students should learn about diverse cognitive, social and biological determinants of development and how the contribution of such factors depends on the domain of development. Students should know about recent theoretical approaches to child cognitive and social development and should come to appreciate the conceptual link between views of the adult mind (the end state of development) and theories of how we develop towards this end state.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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