Undergraduate Course: Current Issues in Human Mental Ability Differences (PSYL10019)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Psychology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
To describe and evaluate research on important aspects of current research into human mental ability (intelligence) differences. The following topics are typical of those that are covered: the number, nature and relations among human cognitive abilities; the ageing of human cognitive abilities; the foundations (cognitive, biological, genetic, environmental) of mental ability differences; the influence of childhood intelligence on adult mortality. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Psychology Methodology 1 (PSYL10034)
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 1 (Sem 1), Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-6 | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | 16 sides | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
? Being able to examine the evidence for the claims that there are many separate mental abilities and/or a single 'general intelligence'.
? To understand the evidence concerning the ageing of different mental abilities and to inquire after the mechanisms of cognitive ageing.
? Being able to evaluate critically the evidence for associations between individual differences in psychometric ability test scores and cognitive and biological brain processes; and to discuss the possible mechanisms for these associations.
? Being able to evaluate critically the evidence for genetic and environmental contributions to individual differences in psychometric ability test scores; and to discuss how these vary with age.
? Understanding and being able critically to assess the evidence for and possible mechanisms of the association between early life intelligence and adult mortality.
? General learning outcomes are the ability to assimilate and critically evaluate evidence from recent research in differential psychology.
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Assessment Information
| 100% exam |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Ian Deary
Tel: (0131 6)50 3452
Email: I.Deary@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Elizabeth Wright
Tel: (0131 6)50 9870
Email: E.Wright@ed.ac.uk |
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