HDP 1: INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Fall Quarter 2002

Location: Peterson Hall 108
Time: Tuesday and Thursdays at 12.30-1.50
Instructor:    Farrell Ackerman
Dept. of Linguistics
Office - McGill Hall 5336
Phone - 534-1158
Email - ackerman@ling.ucsd.edu
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* News: *

The Winter, 2004, HDP 1 page is at http://ling.ucsd.edu/courses/hdp1/

The final has been graded! How's that for same day service? Final exam breakdown: average score about 71 / 90, range 38 to 87 / 90.

Final exam grade breakdown-- A 82-90;    A- 79-81;    B+ 76-78;    B 70-75;    B- 67-69;    C+ 63-66;    C 59-62;    C- 56-58;    D 51-55    F 0-50.

(Olga Vasquez's transparencies are here.)


Requirements:

There will be obligatory weekly section meetings (15%) and one research assignment (5%). There will be a midterm (35%) and final exam (45%). These exams will be multiple choice and true/false. Cheating in any fashion will not be tolerated and University guidelines will be followed in the event that it occurs.


Schedule and readings:

Note that there will be a main reader and supplementary readings. Schedule and readings follow:

Week 0
Thursday 9/26 Introduction to Human Development (Ackerman, Dept. of Linguistics)
No readings
Week 1
Tuesday 10/1 Infancy and Evolution ( Jim Moore, Dept. of Anthropology)
Bogin, B. 1995. Growth and Development: Recent evolutionary and biocultural research. In N. T. Boaz, and L.D. Wolfe eds Biological Anthropology: The state of the science pp.49-70
lecture notes   jn's section  
Thursday 10/3     Brain Development: The Basics ( Joan Stiles, Dept. of Cognitive Science)
Johnson, M.H. 1999. Developmental cognitive neuroscience. In Messer & Millar, eds. Exploring Development Psychology, Pp. 23-40.
(optional) Johnson, M.H. 1997. Building a Brain. In Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. Blackwell Publishers. pp. 23-67
lecture   handout   jn's section  
Week 2
Tuesday 10/8 Brain Development: Brain plasticity and recovery from injury ( Joan Stiles, Dept. of Cognitive Science)
Stiles, J. 1998. The effects of early focal brain injury on lateralization of cognitive funtion. Current Trends in Psychological Science, pp. 21-26
lecture notes      jn's section  
Thursday 10/10 Visual Perception ( Karen Dobkins, Dept. of Psychology)
Siegler, R. S. 1991. Perceptual development. R.S. In Siegler, Children's Thinking. Chapter 4, pp. 91-132.
lecture notes   section notes     
Week 3
Tuesday 10/15 Language development (Farrell Ackerman, Dept. of Linguistics)
Bates, L. 1998. On the Nature and Nurture of Language. In R. Levi-Montalcini et. al. eds., Frontiers of Biology: The brain of homo sapiens. Frontiers of Biology: The brain of homo sapiens.
transparencies pdf 1.1 Mb   (Liz Bates' slides)  
Thursday 10/17 Conceptual development ( Gedeon Deak, Dept. of Cognitive Science)
Siegler, R. S. 1998. An introduction to children’s thinking (Ch1). In Siegler, Children’s Thinking. pp. 1-20, 24-32, 37-59.
outline   slides   (L Kemmer's 2001 notes)     
Week 4
Tuesday 10/22 Introduction to social development ( Gail Heyman, Dept. of Psychology)
Bugental, D. B. & Goodnow, J.J. 1998. Socialization processes. In Damon, Handbook of Child Psyschology. 5th ed.
section notes  
Thursday 10/24 Genetics, brain development, and behavior. ( Leslie Carver, Psychology Dept )
Gottlieb, G. (2000). Environmental and behavioral influences on gene activity. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 9, 93-97.
lecture (.html)   (.ppt)   neuralation .avi movie      
Week 5
Tuesday 10/29 Review and discussion of weeks 1-4
Thursday 10/31 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
midterm review   study tips, by Laura Kemmer  

Midterm grade breakdown-- A 47-52;    A- 43-46Midterm grade breakdown-- A 47-52;    A- 43-46;    B+ 41-42;    B 38-40;    B- 34-37;    C+ 32-33;    C 28-31;    C- 24-27;    D 20-23.

Week 6
Tuesday 11/5 Culture and development ( Michael Cole, Dept. of Communication).
Cole, M. Culture in development. International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 3159-3164.
lecture (.html)   section notes - J Boyd     
Thursday 11/7 Literacy ( Carol Padden, Dept. of Communication)
Brice-Heath, Shirley. 1986. In S. deCastell et. al. eds., Literacy, Society and Schooling. Cambridge University Press.
lecture notes        
Week 7
Tuesday 11/12 Autism (Dr. Aubyn Stahmer, Children’s Hospital)
Schreibman, L. 1997. Theoretical Perspectives on Behavioral Intervention for individuals With Autism. In Cohen & Volkmar Eds. Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
Schreibman, L., Heyser, L. & Stahmer, A. 1999. Autistic Disorder: Characteristics and Behavioral Treatment. In Wiesler * Hanson Eds., Challenging Behavior of Persons With Mental Health Disorders and Severe Developmental Disabilities.
notes (.html)   2001 lecture notes - L Schreibman      section notes - J Boyd   
Thursday 11/14 Williams Syndrome ( Ursula Bellugi, Salk Insitute)

Bellugi, U, et al. (1999). Bridging cognition, the brain and molecular genetics: evidence from Williams syndrome. TINS, 22(5), 197-207.

the next two readings are optional:

Bellugi, U, et al. (1999). Towards the neural basis for hypersociability in a genetic syndrome. NeuroReport, 10(8), 1-5.

Paul, BM, et al. (2002). Face and place processing in Williams syndrome: evidence for a dorsal-ventral dissociation. NeuroReport, 13(9), 1115-1119.

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Week 8
Tuesday 11/19 Daycare (Mark Appelbaum, Dept. of Psychology)
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network. 1996. Characteristics of Infant Child Care: Factors Contributing to Positive Caregiving Early Childhood Research Quarterly. Pp. 269-306.
lecture notes   section notes     
Thursday 11/21 TBA
(Supplementary reading)
        
Week 9
Tuesday 11/26 Motor Development ( Joan Stiles, Cognitive Science Dept.)
(html lecture notes)   (MS Word lecture notes)     
Thursday 11/28

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Week 10
Tuesday 12/3 Using ERP to Measure Brain and Memory Development in Infancy ( Leslie Carver, Psychology Dept )
(lecture notes)      
Thursday 12/5 Modelling development ( Jeff Elman, Dept. of Cognitive Science)
lecture: html   
Finals week
Thursday 12/12 Final Exam: 11:30 am- 2:29 pm, Peterson 108