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512-370 Cognitive and Neurological Development 3 | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Assoc Prof Robert Reeve |
Prerequisites | 512-224 or 512-221 (or equivalent) |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | On average 3 hours a week |
Subject Description | This subject examines contemporary perspectives on the cognitive (including linguistic) and neurological bases of development. The focus will be on parallels between theories of cognitive development and neurological models of developmental functioning primarily in the preadolescent period. Current views on prenatal and postnatal development of the central nervous system will be examined. The impact of neurological insult on the development of children's reasoning will also be discussed. Issues to be covered include: domain specific vs. domain neutral accounts of cognitive and intellectual development; the role of induction and categorisation in the development of reasoning; autism and children's theory of mind; the development of general memory, attention, planning and analogical reasoning skills. Domains to be covered include the development of language, number and biological understanding. The unifying focus of the subject will be on characterising stability, change and variability in different developmental processes. |
Assessment | A combination of laboratory report and examination, with the laboratory report being weighted at least 40% of the total assessment. |
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