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Kar

Pedagógiai és Pszichológiai Kar

Szervezet

PPK Pszichológiai Intézet

Kód

PSYB19-120

Cím

Developmental Psychology 1.

Tervezett félév

Őszi

Meghirdetve

2026/27/1

ECTS

6

Nyelv

en

Oktatás célja

Aim of the course This course is an introduction to developmental psychology focusing on cognitive development in the period between conception and puberty. The course – that consists of lectures and seminars requiring regular attendance – aims: to help to understand the fundamental approaches and theories in developmental psychology and their significance in practice to give an introduction to the specific issues of research on cognitive development and measuring the individual achievement in cognitive functioning – understanding illustrative examples from classical and contemporary research and gaining experience in testing young children to review the most important milestones of cognitive development both in thematic and chronological approach Learning outcome, competences knowledge: theoretical approaches and fundamental theories in cognitive developmental psychology research designs, techniques in data collection in developmental psychology specific techniques in research on infancy developmental milestones in different domains and different ages: neural-, motor-, language-, social-, executive functions and memory development attitude: is ethical and human behaviour with children and their parents is emphatic and flexible in using professional knowledge is open and sensitive to multiple interpretations is aware of interrelations between theoretical knowledge and practice is aware of being professional at work requires lifelong learning and continuing education skills: is capable of giving presentation is able to work in team with individual responsibility is able to work with children: to create tasks and ask questions can conduct, administer, and evaluate tasks and tests for children can interview with parents can review and understand individual cognitive development is aware of the limits of her/his competence

Tantárgy tartalma

Topics of the course Historical, ethical, and methodological issues in developmental psychology Fundamental theoretical approaches and theories in cognitive developmental psychology Piaget’s model Milestones in neural development Motor development Naive physics in infancy Social development: naive psychology and teleological stance Language acquisition Memory development Executive function in infancy and childhood Development in visual representation Learning activities, learning methods lectures on the main relevant topics – most of the above mentioned topics in thematic approach seminars on the main relevant topics – most of the above mentioned topics in chronological approach: watching and discussing movies on important developmental phenomena processing specific topics in team and discussion together individual presentation and tasks essay writing (at home)

Számonkérés és értékelés

Requirements: written exam (lectures and compulsory reading list) active participation in in seminars (including individual and team work) essay writing (at home): a summary of the compulsory tasks (interview and anamnesis with parents, administration and interpretation of the required tasks and tests with children) and self-reflections mode of evaluation: grade 1-5 Criteria of evaluation: 65% written exam, 35% seminar grade

Irodalomjegyzék

Cynthia Lightfoot, Michael Cole,& Sheila R. Cole (2009): The Development of Children, Worth Publishers: Chapter 1: The Study of Human Development - full Chapter 3: Prenatal Development and Birth - full Chapter 4: The First Three months - full Chapter 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy - full Chapter 6: Social and Emotional Development in Infancy p 201-210, 222-225 Chapter 7: Language Acquisition – full Chapter 8: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood - full Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood – full Chapter 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence - full Karmiloff-Smith, A. (1994): Precis of Beyond modularity: A developmental perspective on cognitive science. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 17 (4): 693-745. Gergely, G. and Csibra, G. (2003): Teleological reasoning in infancy: The naive theory of rational action. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 7 287-292. Shonkoff, J. P. and PhilFrom, D. A. (2000): Neurons to Neighbourhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development. NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS, Washington, D.C. Chapter 8: The Developing Brain. 182-219. (available pdf Meet Street)

Ajánlott irodalom

Cynthia Lightfoot, Michael Cole,& Sheila R. Cole (2009): The Development of Children, Worth Publishers: Chapter 2: Biocultural Foundations Chapter 12 School as a Context for Development

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