Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Sport and Exercise Sciences
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Module Offerings
4103SPOPSY-SEP-CTY
Aims
1. To present a range of topics in developmental psychology and individual differences research
2. To introduce the methods applied to understanding key issues in developmental psychology and individual differences research
3. To enable students to consult and summarise appropriate sources to explain key issues in developmental psychology and individual differences research
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate an understanding of a range of topics in developmental psychology and individual differences research
2.
Demonstrate the ability to summarise and explain key issues in developmental psychology and individual differences research
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Key issues in Developmental Psychology; Attachment, Language Development, Cognitive Development Social Development
Key issues in Individual Differences Research: Personality, Intelligence, Learning, Psychometrics, Dynamics
Module Overview:
This module will introduce the methods applied to understanding key issues in developmental psychology and individual differences research. It will enable you to consult and summarise appropriate sources to explain key issues in developmental psychology and individual differences research.
This module will introduce the methods applied to understanding key issues in developmental psychology and individual differences research. It will enable you to consult and summarise appropriate sources to explain key issues in developmental psychology and individual differences research.
Additional Information:This module introduces Sport Psychology students to range of historical issues in developmental psychology and individual differences research. Within the core area of developmental psychology students will consider issues such as the processes of attachment between a parent and child underpinning early social relationships, how children learn to understand and to produce spoken language including the impact of the social context, the developing cognitive skills of a child and how social and cultural factors may impact upon this development. Within the core area of individual differences students will examine the evidence for differences in personality types, variations in intelligence and aspects of dynamics emotions, motivations and moods. They will also consider the topic of psychometrics; how these traits and abilities of individuals can be measured and assessed. Psychometric tests will be explored with reference to qualitative aspects that includes content validity and the role of focus groups.