PSYn5802 Development of Socio-Emotional Processing in Infancy an Early Childhood

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
Emma Jayne Jackson (lecturer)
Radim Lacina, B.A., M.Sc. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jan Širůček, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
Sufficient proficiency in academic English
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is for the student to learn about the development of socio-emotional processing in infancy and early childhood. Students will become acquainted with the methods used in this field of research as well as challenges that researchers face.
Learning outcomes
Having successfully completed the course, the student will be able to:
• Know and discuss the importance of research in this field, especially as it relates to adult levels of proficiency in these skills
• Understand and critically discuss the methodology used in studying socio-emotional development over infancy and early childhood, including EEG
• Understand the developmental timeline of socio-emotional development
• Understand how socio-emotional skills are relevant for disorders such as autism
Syllabus
  • Workshop 1) Why and how we study early socio-emotional processing development
  • Workshop 2) The emergence of emotional expression processing and its implications for disorders of social development
  • Workshop 3) Factors driving and moderating socio-emotional development
  • Workshop 4) Outstanding questions and limitations in the field
Teaching methods
Lecture, reading, group discussion, essay writing
Assessment methods
A short 1200-1500 word essay: ‘Factors influencing and constraining development of socio-emotional processing, including processing of emotional expressions’. The format will be like an argumentative literature review, and we will cover how to do this in workshop 4.
Language of instruction
English
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