COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Stampa
Enrollment year
2022/2023
Academic year
2022/2023
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
M-PSI/04 (PSYCHOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Course
PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
Curriculum
Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience
Year of study
Period
1st semester (03/10/2022 - 21/12/2022)
ECTS
6
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Language
English
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Teacher
LECCE SERENA (titolare) - 6 ECTS
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of developmental psychology
Learning outcomes
The course offers updated and research-related knowledge in the field of cognitive development psychology with explicit reference to the experimental research conducted in the area of socio-cognitive development.

On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
 demonstrate an understanding of main developmental stages of cognition;
 critically evaluate existing scientific literature
 apply the existing tasks tapping on socio-cognitive skills
 know the main intervention programs designed to promote socio-cognitive skills
Course contents
The course covers the topic of changes in children’s thinking ability with age. Principal theoretical approach in the area and main methods will be presented. Particular attention will be devoted to the topics of socio-cognitive development and theory of mind, adopting a life span perspective. Evaluation tasks and intervention programs in the area of theory of mind are presented
Teaching methods
Lectures, group discussions and individual exercises based on scientific papers.
Reccomended or required readings
Devine, R., & Lecce, S. (2021). Theory of Mind in Middle Childhood and Adolescence: Integrating Multiple Perspectives. Taylor & Francis.
Assessment methods
Written exams with close and open questions
Further information
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030