COGS535 COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
| Course Code: |
9020535 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Cognitive Sciences |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Masters |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Development of infants (first 2 years of life) and pre-schoolers (2-6 years). Theories of development (nativist. empiricist. genetic epistemology. dynamic systems theory (DST)). Basic concepts of development: knowledge representation. learning. maturation. modularity. domain-general vs. domain-specific development. emergence. Research methodology and experimental paradigms. Basic milestones in the development of perception (language. face. objects. action) and production (language. imitation of others´ and planning of own actions). categorization. understanding the physical world. understanding human action. Theory of Mind (ToM). Reasoning/Logic. Causaliy. Number. Attention and Memory (WM and LTM). Developmental cognitive neuroscience. brain development.
