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Kar

Pedagógiai és Pszichológiai Kar

Szervezet

PPK Pszichológiai Intézet

Kód

PSZM21-KG-102

Cím

Individual differences in cognition

Tervezett félév

Tavaszi

ECTS

4

Nyelv

en

Oktatás célja

Aim of the course: 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. Learning outcome, competences knowledge: human cognitive abilities individual differences the basics of psychometrics and latent variable modeling attitude: interdisciplinary approach sensitivity toward the nature/nurture debate sensitivity toward gender differences skills: analytic thinking understanding of statistical models of the structure of abilities autonomy, responsibility: Implementation of knowledge and skills in accordance with ethical standards.

Tantárgy tartalma

Topic of the course Introduction & history: Why are individual differences the ’abandoned children’ 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 Learning activities, learning methods lectures group discussions written assignment student presentations (optional)

Számonkérés és értékelés

Learning requirements, mode of evaluation and criteria of evaluation: Written exam (60%) Essay or applied project or research plan (40%) Mode of evaluation: exam mark aggregated score based on the above panels Criteria of evaluation: the level of the acquired knowledge methodological sensitivity

Irodalomjegyzék

Compulsory reading list Selected chapters from Mackintosh, N. J. (2011). IQ and human intelligence. Oxford University Press.

Ajánlott irodalom

Recommended reading list 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 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 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 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 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. Ellingsen, V. J., & Engle, R. W. (2020). Cognitive approaches to intelligence. In R. J. Sternberg (Ed.), Human intelligence: An introduction. Cambridge University Press.

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