Class Psychology of Development

Developmental theories can help social educators understand the transformations of human beings throughout their lives and how human development works at all stages of their development throughout life. Studying aspects of cognitive, affective, and social human development allows students to understand how people develop and learn throughout their lives, which can benefit socio-educational practice.

1. Introduction
   1. Introduction to Developmental Psychology
   2. Nature versus Nurture
   3. The concept of Neoteny
   4. The process of socialization
2. Theoretical Perspectives of Development
   1. Psychoanalytic theories of development
      1. Psychosexual Stages in S. Freud
      2. Psychosocial Stages in E.H. Erikson
   2. Cognitive theories of development
      1. Stages of cognitive development in J. Piaget's
      2. Development of mathematical competence. Development of problem-solving strategies.
   3. Biological theories of development
      1. Affective dependence in H. Harlow's rhesus monkeys.
      2. The concept of "imprinting" in K. Lorenz.
      3. J. Bowlby's theory of attachment. The "Strange Situation" of M. Ainsworth
   4. Theory of moral development
      1. Types of morality: heteronomous vs autonomous in J. Piaget
      2. Levels and stages of moral development in Kohlberg

Theoretical and theoretical-practical classes: Exposure of academic contents, interrogative method, debate of ideas, practical dialectic-feedback-review, demonstrative approach using audio visual resources (videos), group discussions, abstracts, construction of conceptual maps, deconstruction of scientific articles.

Evaluation modality: (i) Attendance and participation implies 75% presences (10%); (ii) Continuous evaluation: abstracts, construction of conceptual maps and deconstruction of scientific articles (40%); (iii) Final evaluation: written work with oral presentation and defence (50%). The time of appeal consists of practical work with a weighting of 100% in the final note, which will focus on all theoretical and practical contents.

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