Psychology - human development
Mr Peter Macris
8 points * Three 1-hour lectures, one 2-hour workshop per week * First semester * Caulfield/Peninsula * Prerequisites: APY1010 or PSY1011 or GAS1501 and APY1020 or PSY1022 or GAS1502
Objectives On the completion of this subject students will be familiar with the theories of Piaget and Erikson on cognitive and psychosocial stages of development; have acquired a knowledge of recent researches on language development, moral development, language, intelligence, and dynamics of family structure; understand the physiological bases of various psychological processes; be competent in the use of statistical techniques for hypothesis testing, including parametric and non-parametric methods.
Synopsis (1) Physiological and skilled performance: psychopharmacology, memory, addiction, circadian rhythms, ageing, language. (2) Human development: psychosocial stages (Erikson), cognitive stages (Piaget), moral development, learning intelligence, language development, prenatal development, structure of the family. (3) Research design and analysis: descriptive versus inferential statistics, hypothesis testing, matched student's t, independent student's t, categorical data and contingency tables, Chi square and Fishers exact, strength of association and McNemars test, Pearson's correlation, Spearman's correlation, non parametric testing, selection of appropriate tests.
Assessment Examinations: 60% * Two laboratory reports: 30% * Seminar presentation: 10%
Prescribed texts
Berk L Child development Allyn and Bacon, 1994
Carlson N Physiology of behaviour Allyn and Bacon, 1994
Schweigert W A Research methods and statistics for psychology Brooks-Cole, 1994
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