Developmental Psychology I 2500-EN-PS-OB2Z-1
Wykład (WYK) Semestr zimowy 2021/22

Upon completing this course, a Student

- explains the differences between different study designs in developmental psychology.

- discusses the specificity of research involving children.

- 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.

Activities (20% of final grade).

Students are expected to participate in group-based activities that will take place during the last 30 minutes of each lecture. A short note written in Moodle will serve as a basis for grading.

Midterm project (30% of final grade).

To be delivered via the Kampus platform by 30th November.

Final exam (50% of final grade).

40 multiple-choice questions with one correct answer, 50 minutes. The exam will take place online via the Kampus Egzaminy platform.

List of topics/classes and bibliography

1. 19.10.2020 Introduction. Research methods in early child development (Alicja Niedźwiecka)

Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence. Cengage Learning. Chapter 1.

2. 26.10.2020 Key theories in developmental psychology (Zofia Borska-Mądrzycka)

Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence. Cengage Learning.

Chapter 2 p. 78 – 82; Chapter 6; Chapter 7 p. 250 – 265 & 282 – 283; Chapter 11 p. 447 – 450; Chapter 12 p. 480 – 485; Chapter 14, p. 534.

3. 02.11.2020 Biological development of the CNS. Prenatal development. Birth (Zofia Borska-Mądrzycka)

Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence. Cengage Learning. Chapter 3; Chapter 5 p. 173 – 179.

4. 09.11.2020 Perceptual and cognitive skills at birth. Perception during the first months of life (Zofia Borska-Mądrzycka)

Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence. Cengage Learning. Chapter 4 p. 132 – 136 & 140 – 164.

5. 16.11.2020 Perception and attention development. Executive functions. Causal reasoning (Zofia Borska-Mądrzycka)

Hughes, C. (2013) Executive Function: Development, Individual Differences, and Clinical Insights. Neural Circuit Development and Function in the Brain: Comprehensive Developmental Neuroscience, Volume 3, pages 429 - 445

Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence. Cengage Learning. Chapter 8

6. 23.11.2020 Perceiving and acting in the physical world (Zofia Borska-Mądrzycka)

Goswami, U. (2008). Cognitive development: The learning brain. Psychology Press. Chapter 2, p. 41 - 61

7. 30.11.2020 Motor development (Mateusz Płatos)

Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood

and adolescence. Cengage Learning. Pages: 179-187.

8. 07.12.2020 Perceiving and acting in the social world (Mateusz Płatos)

Tomasello, M., Carpenter, M., Call, J., Behne, T., & Moll, H. (2005). Understanding and sharing intentions: The origins of cultural cognition. Behavioral and brain sciences, 28(5), pages 675-684 only – please read before the lecture.

Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence. Cengage Learning. Pages: 218-220 (“The Development of Theory of Mind”).

9. 14.12.2020 Language development (Mateusz Płatos)

Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence. Cengage Learning. Chapter 9.

10. 21.12.2020 Attachment. Personality development in close relationships (Katarzyna Lubiewska)

Mikulincer, M. Shaver, P. R., & Pereg, D. (2003). Attachment theory and affect regulation: The dynamics, development, and cognitive consequences of attachment-related strategies. Motivation and Emotion, 27, selected pages 77-87.

Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2007). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence. Thomson Learning. Pages: 435-458.

11. 11.01.2021 Self-concept. Social and emotional development. (Alicja Niedźwiecka)

Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence. Cengage Learning. Pages: 371-381, 413-428.

12. 18.01.2021 Self-regulation (Alicja Niedźwiecka)

Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence. Cengage Learning. Pages: 381-386.

Eisenberg, N., & Sulik, M. J. (2012). Emotion-related self-regulation in children. Teaching of Psychology, 39(1), 77-83.

13. 25.01.2021 Summary (Alicja Niedźwiecka)

Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2013). Developmental psychology: Childhood and adolescence. Cengage Learning. Pages: 126-127, 163-164, 243-244, 365-366, 408-409, 451.

Lecture, assigned reading, short discussion, group and individual activities.