Spring 2024  |  CPSY 8360 Section 001: Special Topics in Developmental Psychology -- Phylogenetic Considerations for Dev Cog Neurosci. (67497)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
12 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate Student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024
Mon 02:00PM - 04:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Child Development 126
Enrollment Status:
Open (8 of 15 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Intensive study in specialized areas of developmental psychology. Topics/credits vary. prereq: Doctoral student
Class Notes:
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the phylogenetic factors that influence/shape/contextualize brain and psychological development during infancy and toddlerhood. We will focus specifically on evolutionary theory, cultural ecology, the social brain hypothesis (or the Machiavellian Intelligence hypothesis), structural and functional brain development in early life, and factors (both intrinsic and extrinsic) that influence ontogenetic brain development. The course includes an overview of the following topics: • Evolutionary theory • The problem of recapitulation theory (and thoughtful reconsideration) • "Instinct" - proponents and opponents • Developmental psychobiology - some precursors to DCN • The Social Brain Hypothesis and adjacent work • Cultural ecology in nonhuman and human primates • Infant/Toddler Brain Development
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67497/1243

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