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Kar

Pedagógiai és Pszichológiai Kar

Szervezet

PPK Pszichológiai Intézet

Kód

PSZM21-KG-102

Cím

Individual differences in cognition

Tervezett félév

Őszi

Meghirdetve

2023/24/2

ECTS

4

Nyelv

en

Oktatás célja

A tárgy képzési célja: The course aims to provide an overview of individual differences in cognitive abilities. It integrates standard topics in individual differences, such as the nature-nurture issue, sex differences, and ageing. Besides, we will survey statistical models of the structure of abilities as well as explanations of the main findings. The emphasis will be on cognitive theories in general and the role of working memory and executive functions in particular. There will be demonstartions of frequently used instruments such as the Raven’s Progressive Matrices and the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities. Tanulási eredmények, kompetenciák tudás: human cognitive abilities individual differences the basics of psychometrics and latent variable modeling attitűd: interdisciplinary approach sensitivity toward the nature/nurture debate sensitivity toward gender differences képesség: analytic thinking understanding of statistical models of the structure of abilities

Tantárgy tartalma

Fő tartalmi, tematikai egységek Introduction & history: Why are individual differences the „abandoned child” of cognitive/experimental psychology Psychometrics The structure of cognitive abilities 1.: the general factor The structure of cognitive abilities 2.: specific abilities The neuroscience of cognitive abilities Theories of individual differences 1. Theories of individual differences 2. Sex differences in cognitive abilities The heritability of intelligence Environmental effects on cognitive abilities The Flynn effect: intergenerational gains in IQ Age effects on cognitive abilities Tervezett tanulási tevékenységek, tanítási módszerek lectures group discussions written assignment student presentations (optional)

Számonkérés és értékelés

Követelmények és az értékelés módja, szempontjai: követelmények Written exam (60%) Essay or applied project or research plan (40%) az értékelés módja: kollokvium aggregated score based on the above panels az értékelés szempontjai: the level of acquired knowledge methodological sensitivity

Irodalomjegyzék

Kötelező irodalom Conway, A. R. A., & Kovacs, K. (2020). Working Memory and Intelligence. In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence (pp. 504–527). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108770422.022 Ellingsen, V. J., & Engle, R. W. (2020). Cognitive approaches to intelligence. In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.), Human intelligence: An introduction. Cambridge University Press. Frischkorn, G. T., Wilhelm, O., & Oberauer, K. (2022). Process-oriented intelligence research: A review from the cognitive perspective. Intelligence, 94, 101681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2022.101681 Hilger, K., Spinath, F. M., Troche, S., & Schubert, A. L. (2022). The biological basis of intelligence: Benchmark findings. Intelligence, 93(May), 101665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2022.101665 ·       Kovacs, K., & Conway, A. R. A. (2019). What Is IQ? Life Beyond “General Intelligence.” Current Directions in Psychological Science, 28(2), 189–194. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721419827275 Ajánlott irodalom ·       Mackintosh, N. J. (2011). IQ and human intelligence. Oxford University Press. ·       Mackintosh, N. J. (2011). History of Theories and Measurement of Intelligence. In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence (pp. 3–19). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511977244.002 ·       Plomin, R., & Von Stumm, S. (2018). The new genetics of intelligence. Nature Reviews Genetics, 19(3), 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg.2017.104 ·       Deary, I. J., Penke, L., & Johnson, W. (2010). The neuroscience of human intelligence differences. Nature Reviews. Neuroscience, 11(3), 201–211. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn2793 ·       Miller, D. I., & Halpern, D. F. (2014). The new science of cognitive sex differences. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 18(1), 37–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2013.10.011 Flynn, J. R. (2020). Secular Changes in Intelligence: The “Flynn Effect.” In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence (2nd ed., pp. 940–963). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1017/9781108770422.040 Sternberg, R. J. (2012). Intelligence. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 3(5), 501–511. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1193 Deary, I. J., Cox, S. R., & Hill, W. D. (2021). Genetic variation, brain, and intelligence differences. Molecular Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-021-01027-y Kamphaus, R. W., Pierce Winsor, A., Rowe, E. W., & Kim, S. (2018). A history of intelligence test interpretation. In D. P. Flanagan & E. M. McDonough (Eds.), Contemporary intellectual assessment: Theories, tests, and issues (4th ed., pp. 56–72). Guilford.

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