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BELLAGAMBA FRANCESCA
(programma)
Using contemporary theory, research, and methods relevant to developmental psychology, the course emphasises individual differences related to the acquisition of gender identity, the influence and importance of the environment and relationships for development, and the sociocultural context of development.
The course will be structured as follows:
1) An Introduction to Development
2) Biological Bases of Cognitive Development
3) The Social Construction of Mind: Sociocultural Perspectives
4) Infant Perception and Cognition
5) Thinking in Symbols: The Development of Representation
6) The Development of Folk Knowledge
7) Learning to think on their own: Executive Function, Strategies, and Problem Solving
8) Memory Development
9) Language Development
10) Social Cognition
11) Development of a concept of Self
12) Cognitive Bases of Gender Identity
13) The Development of Gender Constancy
14) Consequences of Gender Constancy or Gender Identification
15) Gender Schemas
16) Gender Knowledge and Sex-Typed Behavior: Possible Predispositions
17) Children’s Theories of Gender
Textbook:
Bjorklund D.F. (2012). Children’s Thinking: Cognitive Development and Individual Differences. Wadswoth, Cengage Learning, International Edition.
Students are also requested to study the following articles:
Baron-Cohen, S., R. C. Knickmeyer, et al. (2005). Sex Differences in the Brain: Implications for Explaining Autism. Science 310(5749): 819-823.
Eichstedt, J., Serbin, L.A., Poulin-Dubois, D. & Sen, M.G. (2002). Of bears and men: Infants’ knowledge of conventional and metaphorical gender stereotypes. Infant Behavior and Development, 25, 296-310.
Hyde J.S. (2014). Gender Similarities and Differences. Annual Review of Psychology, 65, 373-398.
Kahlenberg, S. M., & Wrangham, R. W. (2010). Sex differences in chimpanzees' use of sticks as play objects resemble those of children. Current Biology, 20(24), R1067-R1068.
Poulin-Dubois, D., Serbin, L.A., Eichstedt, J.A., Sen, M.G. & Beissel, C. (2002). Men don’t put on make-up: Toddlers’ knowledge of the gender stereotyping of household activities. Social Development, 11, 166-181.
Serbin, L.A., Poulin-Dubois, D., & Colburne, K.A. (2001). Gender stereotyping in infancy: Visual Preferences and association of toys with gender in the second year. International Journal of Behavioural Development., 25, 7-15.
Weinberg, M. K., Tronick, E. Z., Cohn, J. F., & Olson, K. L. (1999). Gender differences in emotional expressivity and self-regulation during early infancy. Developmental Psychology, 35(1), 175-188.
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