CoursePSY403

Week4 of 16

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This week’s topics

Piaget's theory, stages and methods

Piaget's theory, stages and methods
Vygotsky and the Zone of Proximal Development
Applications to education

What you will be able to do

2.1 Explain the main phenomena, methods, and theorising in developmental psychology.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the main phenomena, methods, and theorising in developmental psychology.

Study materials

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Course plan

Week 1: Conformity: types, explanations and variables; Asch (1956);…
Week 2: Obedience: Milgram, situational factors, agentic state, aut…
Week 3: Ethics in Milgram's and Zimbardo's research
Week 4: Piaget's theory, stages and methods
Week 5: Moral understanding (Kohlberg), social cognition and the ch…
Week 6: Sex and gender vocabulary, stereotypes and differences; bio…
Week 7: Biosocial, evolutionary, psychoanalytic, social learning an…
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Puberty and body image: the social and psychological meanin…
Week 10: Adolescent mental health, self-esteem and identity: Erikson…
Week 11: Relationships with parents and peers: generation gap, Colem…
Week 12: Applying Introduction to Social and Developmental Psycholog…
Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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