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Developmental Psychology I

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Course ID:	2500-EN-PS-OB2Z-1
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0313) Psychology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Developmental Psychology I
Name in Polish:	Developmental Psychology I
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Psychology
Course groups:	obligatory courses for 2 year
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	4.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Main fields of studies for MISMaP:	psychology
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	This introductory class presents the basic topics in developmental psychology. The main theories of development and the newest empirical data with regard to human development during childhood will be discussed.
Learning outcomes:	Upon completing this course, a Student - explains the differences between different study designs in developmental psychology. - defines basic concepts in developmental psychology, identifies key theories and discusses certain classic and recent studies. - identifies key milestones in human motor, cognitive, communicative, social and emotional development from birth to middle childhood.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU WYK W TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Mateusz Płatos
Group instructors:	Zofia Borska-Mądrzycka
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination
Full description:	The aim of this course is to introduce the Students to the area of developmental psychology. We will start by defining development as a continuous, cumulative and holistic process. We will discuss the issue of developmental changes and their origins. We will give an overview of research methods and theories in developmental psychology. We will discuss, one by one, the key areas in human development from birth to late childhood: biological, cognitive development, communicative, emotional and social.
Bibliography:	1. Introduction. Theories, research, and practice in developmental psychology (Zofia Borska-Mądrzycka) − Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence (9th edition). Cengage Learning. Pages: 3-43 2. Prenatal development. Birth. Perceptual and cognitive skills of a newborn (Zofia Borska-Mądrzycka) − Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence (9th edition). Cengage Learning. Pages: 45-54 (Chapter 2: Principles of hereditary transmission), 89-129 (Chapter 3: Prenatal development) − ADDITIONAL: Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence (9th edition). Cengage Learning. Pages: 64-86 3. Motor development − Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence (9th edition). Cengage Learning. Pages: 179-187. 4. Perception and other cognitive processes (Zofia Borska-Mądrzycka) − Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence (9th edition). Cengage Learning. Pages: 131-167 (Chapter 4) − Slater, G. Bremner (2017). An Introduction to Developmental Psychology. Wiley. Pages 305-340 (Chapter 9) 5. Physical reasoning and object play (Zofia Borska-Mądrzycka) − Keil, F. (2014). Developmental psychology: The growth of mind and behavior (1st edition). W.W. Norton & Company. Pages: 157-185 6. Self-regulation and executive function (Zofia Borska-Mądrzycka) − Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence (9th edition). Cengage Learning. Pages: 371-380 − Goswami, U. (2008) Cognitive Development and Cognitive Neuroscience: The Learning Brain (1st edition). Routledge. Pages: 304-333 − ADDITIONAL: Hughes, C.. (2013). Executive Function: Development, Individual Differences, and Clinical Insights. Neural Circuit Development and Function in the Healthy and Diseased Brain. 429-445. 10.1016/B978-0-12-397267-5.00062-5. 7. Early social cognition and nonverbal communication − Slater, G. Bremner (2017). An Introduction to Developmental Psychology. WIley. Pages 213-241 (Early Social Interactions with Objects and People). 8. Language development − Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence (9th edition). Cengage Learning. Chapter 9. 9. Theory of mind and symbolic play − Slater, G. Bremner (2017). An Introduction to Developmental Psychology. Wiley. Pages 381-399 (Acquiring Theory of Mind) + pages 247-250 (Symbolic Uses of Objects). 10. Temperament and emotional development (Zofia Borska-Mądrzycka) − Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence (9th edition). Cengage Learning. Pages: 380-385 − Keil, F. (2014). Developmental psychology: The growth of mind and behavior (1st edition). W.W. Norton & Company. Pages: 227-256 11. Parenting and socialization process − Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence (9th edition). Cengage Learning. Pages 533-564. 12. Attachment − Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence (9th edition). Cengage Learning. Pages 386-411. 13. Self-concept − Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence (9th edition). Cengage Learning. Pages 413-437, p. 467-474. 14. Peer relations and moral development − Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence (9th edition). Cengage Learning. Pages 493-532 (Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development), 567-575 (Peers as Agents of Socialization)

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