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Week 1 (January 11-17): Introductions, and Research Methods in Dev Psych

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Week 1 (January 11-17): Introductions, and Research Methods in Dev Psych

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To do:

LEARN Scavenger Hunt

Sunday Jan. 17

7 PM (EST)

Week 1 Quiz

Sunday, Jan. 17

11:59 PM (EST)

Lecture Videos:

Introductory and How-To Videos (for Scavenger Hunt)

1.1 Key Scientific Concepts (12 mins)

1.2 Developmental Research Contexts (9 mins)

1.3 Correlational and Experimental Designs (6 mins)

1.4 Common Developmental Research Designs (10 mins)

Readings:

Syllabus and other course documents

Chapter 1:

Reasons to Learn about Child Development

Methods for Studying Child Development

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Week 2 (January 18-24): From Conception to Birth: Biology and Behaviour

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Week 2 (January 18-24): From Conception to Birth: Biology and Behaviour

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To do:

Time Zone Survey

Sunday, Jan. 24

7 PM (EST)

Introductory Post

Sunday, Jan. 24

7 PM (EST)

Week 2 Quiz

Sunday, Jan. 24

11:59 PM (EST)

Learn 1 Teach 1?

Lecture Videos:

2.1 Crash Course in Prenatal Development 1 (10 mins)

2.2 Crash Course in Prenatal Development 2 (9 mins)

2.3 Teratogens (5 mins)

2.4 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (Guest Speaker: Siann Gault; 17 mins)

2.5 Genes and the Environment 1 (12 mins)

2.6 Genes and the Environment 2 (17 mins)

2.7 Early Experiences and the Brain (11 mins)

Readings:

Chapter 2

Prenatal Development

Early Development

Fetal Behaviour

Fetal Experience

Fetal Learning

Hazards to Prenatal Development

Teratogens

Maternal Factors

Chapter 3

Nature and Nurture

Genetic and Environmental Forces

Brain Development

Developmental Processes

The Importance of Experience

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Week 3 (January 25-31): Cognitive Development

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Week 3 (January 25-31): Cognitive Development

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To do:

Week 3 Quiz

Sunday, Jan. 31

11:59 PM (EST)

Learn 1 Teach 1?

Lecture Videos:

3.1 Week 3 Intro (8 mins)

Doesn't contain new content; just an update from McL

3.2 Intro to Piaget (Guest Speaker: Brandon Goulding; 9 mins)

3.3 Piaget: Continuous and Discontinuous Development (Guest Speaker: Brandon Goulding; 10 mins)

3.4 Piaget: Stages of Cognitive Development (Guest Speaker: Brandon Goulding; 24 mins)

3.5 Information Processing and Sociocultural Theories (Guest Speaker: Serena McDiarmid; 34 mins)

3.6 Core-Knowledge Theories (13 mins)

Readings:

Chapter 4 (ignore all the 'Boxes')

Piaget's Theory

Information Processing Theories

Core-Knowledge Theories

Sociocultural Theories

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Week 4 (February 1-7): Language Development

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Week 4 (February 1-7): Language Development

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To do:

Unit Test 1

Friday, Feb. 5

Covers all content from Weeks 1-4

Timing of the test depends on time zone!

Check what time you're scheduled to complete the test on Learn!

Article Selection for Article Summary Due

Friday, Feb. 5

11:59 PM (EST)

Submit a PDF copy of your article on Learn

Make sure your article meets all the necessary criteria!

Read the assignment instructions carefully!

Week 4 Quiz

Sunday, Feb. 7

11:59 PM (EST)

Lecture Videos:

4.1 Week 4 Intro (7 mins)

No new material

4.2 Crash Course: Language (13 mins)

4.3 Who Learns Language? (13 mins)

4.4 Speech Perception (Guest Speaker: Ashley Avarino; 13 mins)

4.5 Word Segmentation (Guest Speaker: Ashley Avarino; 13 mins)

4.6 Accents (Guest Speaker: Ashley Avarino; 5 mins)

4.7 Speech Production (12 mins)

Readings:

Chapter 6 (Read the sections listed below, including the boxes!!! [usually we skim them but this week they're sweet])

Language Development

The Process of Language Development

Theoretical Issues of Language Development

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Week 5 (February 8-14): Thinking, Seeing, and Doing

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Week 5 (February 8-14): Thinking, Seeing, and Doing

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To do:

Week 5 Quiz

Sunday, Feb. 21 (extra week to complete)

11:59 PM (EST)

Learn 1 Teach 1?

Week 5 Reflection Questions! (optional)

Lecture Videos:

5.1 Week 5 Intro (4 mins)

5.2 More Methods: Habituation and Preferential-Looking Paradigms (11 mins)

5.3 Visual Perception 1 (10 mins)

5.4 Visual Perception 2 (14 mins)

5.5 Auditory and Intermodal Perception (13 mins)

5.6 Study Note from McL (4 mins)

5.7 Statistical Learning (Guest Speaker Claudia Sehl; 12 mins)

5.8 Observational and Rational Learning (16 mins)

Chapter 5 Readings (ignore boxes except those listed below):

Perception

Visual Perception

Box 5.1: Infants' Face Perception

Auditory Perception

Intermodal Perception

Motor Development

All Sections

Box 5.4: "Gangway - I'm Coming Down"

Learning & Memory

All sections

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go run around outside
(but Week 5 Quiz from last week is still open until Sunday night if you still wanted to complete it!)

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Week 7 (February 22-28): Conceptual Development

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Week 7 (February 22-28): Conceptual Development

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To do:

Instructor Feedback for McL

Week 7 Quiz

Sunday, Feb. 28

11:59 PM (EST)

Learn 1 Teach 1?

Lecture Videos:

7.1 Week 7 Intro (6 mins)

7.2 Concepts and Categories 1 (10 mins)

7.3 Concepts and Categories 2 (19 mins)

7.4 Naïve Psychology and Early Self-Concept (10 mins)

7.5 Infants' Understanding of Intention (9 mins)

7.6 Theory of Mind: Desire and Belief (14 mins)

7.7 Theory of Mind: Origins and Development, and Autism Spectrum Disorder (13 mins)

7.8 Causality 1 (Guest Speaker: Brandon Goulding; 13 mins)

7.9 Causality 2 (Guest Speaker: Brandon Goulding; 7 mins)

7.10 Magical Thinking (Guest Speaker: Brandon Goulding; 17 mins)

Chapter 7 Readings:

Understanding Who or What

Dividing Objects into Categories

Understanding Oneself and Other People

Box 7.1 Individual Differences: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Box 7.2 Individual Differences: Imaginary Companions

Understanding Why, Where, When, and How Many

Causality

Box 7.3 A Closer Look: Magical Thinking and Fantasy

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To do:

Article Summary Outline Due

Friday, Mar. 5

11:59 PM (EST)

Week 8 Quiz

Sunday, Mar. 7

11:59 PM (EST)

Learn 1 Teach 1?

Lecture Videos:

Video 1

Video 2

Readings:

Chapter 14 (all sections, no 'additional info' textboxes)

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Week 9 (March 8-14): Intelligence and Achievement

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Week 9 (March 8-14): Intelligence and Achievement

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To do:

Unit Test 2

Friday, Mar. 12

Covers all content from Weeks 5-9

Timing of the test depends on time zone!

Check what time you're scheduled to complete the test on Learn!

Week 9 Quiz

Sunday, Mar. 14

11:59 PM (EST)

Lecture Videos:

8.0: Update and Reflection Questions

8.1: Intelligence

8.2: Measuring Intelligence

8.3: Genes & Environment

8.4: Acquisition of Academic Skills

Not Word Identification and Comprehension

8.5: IQ and Outcomes

8.6: Guest lecture - Elizabeth Attisano

Readings:

Chapter 8 sections:

What Is Intelligence?

Measuring Intelligence

Genes, Environment, & the Development of Intelligence

Acquisition of Academic Skills: Reading, Writing, and Mathematics

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Week 10 (March 15-21): Theories of Social Development

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Week 10 (March 15-21): Theories of Social Development

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To do:

Week 10 Quiz

Sunday, Mar. 21

11:59 PM (EST)

Learn 1 Teach 1?

Lecture Videos:

10.0: Reminders and Reflection

10.1: Psychoanalytic Theories

10.2: Learning Theories

10.3: Theories of Social Cognition

10.4: Ecological Theories

10.5: Media Influences

10.6: Guest lecture - Linda Sosa Hernandez

Readings:

Chapter 9 (not additional info boxes)

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Week 11 (March 22-28): Emotional Development

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Week 11 (March 22-28): Emotional Development

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To do:

Week 11 Quiz

Sunday, Mar. 28

11:59 PM (EST)

Learn 1 Teach 1?

Lecture Videos:

11.0: Reflections and Reminders

11.1: Development of Emotions

11.2: Understanding of Emotions

11.3: Emotional Regulation

11.4: Family and Environmental Influences

11.5: Temperament

11.6: Mental Health

11.7: Guest lecture - Dr. Kristie Poole

Readings:

Chapter 10

Do not need to read section on Mental Health or additional textboxes

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Week 12 (March 29-April 4): Attachment & Parenting

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Week 12 (March 29-April 4): Attachment & Parenting

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To do:

Week 12 Quiz

Sunday, Apr. 4

11:59 PM (EST)

Learn 1 Teach 1?

Only one more week!

Lecture Videos:

12.0 Reflections and Outline

12.1 Role of Caregivers

12.3 Measuring Attachment

12.4 Parenting Styles

12.5 Family Dynamics

Readings:

Laible & Thompson (1998)

Chapter 11: The Caregiver -Child Attachment Relationship

Chapter 12: Family Structure & Family Dynamics

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Week 13 (April 5-11): Development of the Self and Gender Development

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Week 13 (April 5-11): Development of the Self and Gender Development

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Article Summary Due

Friday, Apr. 9

11:59 PM (EST)

Week 13 Quiz

Sunday, Apr. 11

11:59 PM (EST)

Learn 1 Teach 1?

Week 13 Learn 1: Friday, April 9 (11:59 pm EST)

Bonus Reflection Post

Sunday, April 11 (11:59 pm EST)

Lecture Videos:

13.0: Reminders & Reflections

13.1: The Self & Self-Concept

13.2: Self-Esteem

13.3: Identity

13.4: Gender Development

13.5: Lifespan Development of Gender

13.6: Guest speakers - Dr. Amy McPherson and Dr. Madison Giles

Readings:

Chapter 11: The Self

Chapter 15: Theoretical Approaches to Gender Development

Chapter 15: Milestones in Gender Development

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To do:

Week 13 Teach 1

Monday, April 12 (11:59 pm EST)

Unit Test 3

Tuesday, Apr. 13

Covers all content from Weeks 10-13

Timing of the test depends on time zone!

Check what time you're scheduled to complete the test on Learn!

Learn 1 Teach 1 Final Review of Concepts Due

Tuesday, Apr. 14

11:59 PM (EST)

Lecture Videos:

None!

Readings:

Nada!

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To do:

Take a well-deserved break before your other exams begin!

Reflect on how much you've learned about development over the past few months!

If you haven't already, complete your Course Evaluation Questionnaire (CEQ) for this course!

If you have any questions about child development, psychology, or anything else, always feel free to reach out to Emma and McLennon!