Developmental Psychology (C8546)
Developmental Psychology
Module C8546
Module details for 2012/13.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 5
Module Outline
This module provides students with a basic grounding in developmental psychology from the prenatal period through adolescence. Topics that are covered are likely to include: developmental research methods; prenatal development; perceptual development; early cognitive development; attachment; temperament; categorisation; language acquisition; motor development; theory of mind; children's understanding of mathematics; gender development; adolescent development; theories of child development; the behavioural genetics of personality and IQ and individual differences.
Proposed lectures:
1. Introduction & Developmental research methods
2. Prenatal Development and the Newborn Infant
3. Intersubjectivity
4 and 5. Infant Perception (2 lectures)
6 and 7. Temperament and Attachment (2 lectures)
8 and 9. Categorisation (2 lectures)
10. Intentional Communication
11. Declarative Communication
12 and 13. Language Acquisition (2 lectures)
14. Developmental Theories/Beyond Piaget
15. Economic Understanding
16. Mathematics Understanding
17. Moral Development & Theory of Mind
18. Motor Development
19 and 20 Gender Development & Individual Differences (2 lectures)
21 Adolescence
22 - 24. Behavioural Genetics and Individual Differences
Module learning outcomes
Describe and evaluate core research in those aspects of developmental psychology covered by the course.
Critically evaluate and report empirical research in developmental psychology.
Describe and evaluate the role of individual differences in at least one area of developmental psychology.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 30.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Essay | T2 Week 8 | 100.00% |
| Unseen Examination | Semester 2 Assessment | 70.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 222222222222 |
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 1 hour | 010111101000 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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