Discipline seminar -Psychology 1600-SZD-SD-PSYCH
The aim of this seminar is to provide PhD students with advanced knowledge on selected
contemporary directions in psychological science and to discuss cutting-edge scientific
papers and research results. The program comprises four modules (two classes each)
devoted to various, specific areas of research and theoretical thought. PhD students will be
encouraged to actively engage in a discussion on selected issues.
List of topics for the academic year 2022/ 2023 (the course starts on the 17 th of October’
2023)
Module I: dr hab. Michał Bilewicz, prof. UW
1. Humans as motivated lay anthropologists. What is "humanity"?
2. Re-thinking political, geographical and cultural context in psychological research.
Module II: dr hab. Marcin Rzeszutek, prof. UW
3. Introduction to behavioral economics – part I
4. Introduction to behavioral economics – part II
Module III: dr hab. Małgorzata Gambin
5. New approaches to clinical psychological diagnosis of children, adolescents and
adults. Implications for further research and clinical practice.
6. Risk and protective factors for child and adolescent internalizing and externalizing
disorders. Challenges and future directions for research
Module IV: dr hab. Grażyna Kmita, prof. UW
7. How studies on atypical development inform our understanding of human mind?
8. Typical and atypical development: bridging the gap between neurocognitive and
social-relational approaches.
Type of course
Mode
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
The doctoral student knows and understands:
WG_01 – to the extent that allows for the revision of existing paradigms, the global achievements, including theoretical foundations, general issues, and selected specific topics relevant to the given discipline within the field of social sciences.
WG_02 – the main developmental trends of disciplines within the field of social sciences in which the education is conducted.
WG_03 – the methodology of scientific research within academic disciplines in the field of social sciences
Skills
The doctoral student is able to:
UW_02 – critically analyse and evaluate research results in the field of social sciences, expert activities, and other forms of creative work, as well as their contribution to the development of knowledge.
UK_03 – initiate academic debate within the field of social sciences.
UK_04 – participate in scientific discourse within the field of social sciences.
UK_05 – use a foreign language at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), employing specialist terminology appropriate to the given discipline within the field of social sciences, to the extent enabling participation in an international academic and professional environment.
Social Competences
The doctoral student is ready to:
KK_01 – critically assess the achievements within a given discipline in the field of social sciences.
KK_03 – acknowledge the importance of knowledge in solving cognitive and practical problems within the given discipline in the field of social sciences.
Assessment criteria
Assessment Tasks: attendance obligatory; active participation
Learning Outcomes Assessment: evaluation of students’ participation in the class, their responses to questions, contribution to discussions
Assessment criteria: Attendance and active participation
Practical placement
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Bibliography
Module I:
Class 1:
Mikołajczak, M., & Bilewicz, M. (2015). Foetus or child? Abortion discourse and attributions of humanness. British Journal of Social Psychology, 54(3), 500-518.
Bilewicz, M., Imhoff, R., & Drogosz, M. (2011). The humanity of what we eat: Conceptions of human uniqueness among vegetarians and omnivores. European Journal of Social Psychology, 41(2), 201-209.
Rothgerber, H. (2020). Meat-related cognitive dissonance: A conceptual framework for understanding how meat eaters reduce negative arousal from eating animals. Appetite, 146, 104511.
Class 2:
Gergen, K. J. (1973). Social psychology as history. Journal of personality and social psychology, 26(2), 309.
Imhoff, R., & Messer, M. (2019). In search of Experimental Evidence for Secondary Antisemitism. Meta-Psychology, 3.
Bilewicz, M. (2007). O pożytkach z teorii średniego zasięgu. Psychologia Społeczna, 2(3-4), 262-265.
Module II:
Class 3 and 4
Thaler, R. (2018). Zachowania niepoprawne. Tworzenie ekonomii behawioralnej. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Media i Rodzina.
Moduł III:
Class 5
Conway, C. C., Forbes, M. K., Forbush, K. T., Fried, E. I., Hallquist, M. N., Kotov, R., ...Eaton, N. R. (2019). A hierarchical taxonomy of psychopathology can transform mental health research. Perspectives on psychological science, 14(3), 419-436.
Cuthbert, B. N. (2022). Research Domain Criteria: toward future psychiatric nosologies. Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 17:1, 89-97.
Garber, J., Bradshaw, C. P. (2020). Developmental psychopathology and the research domain criteria: Friend or foe?. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 49(3), 341-352.
Ruggero, C. J., Kotov, R., Hopwood, C. J., First, M., Clark, L. A., Skodol, A. E., ... Zimmermann, J. (2019). Integrating the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) into clinical practice. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 87(12), 1069.
Class 6
Achenbach, T. M., Ivanova, M. Y., Rescorla, L. A., Turner, L. V., Althoff, R. R. (2016). Internalizing/externalizing problems: Review and recommendations for clinical and research applications. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 55(8), 647-656.
Compas, B. E., Gruhn, M , Bettis, A. H. (2017). Risk and resilience in child and adolescent psychopathology. Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 3rd Edition, 113-143
Masten, A. S., Lucke, C. M., Nelson, K. M., & Stallworthy, I. C. (2021). Resilience in development and psychopathology: multisystem perspectives. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 17, 521-549.
Module IV:
Class 7
Paterson, S.J., Parish-Morris, J., Hirsh-Pasek, K., Michnick Golinkoff, R., (2016). Considering Development in Developmental Disorders, Journal of Cognition and Development, 17:4, 568-583, DOI: 10.1080/15248372.2016.1200047
Happe, F., Frith, U. (2014). Annual Research Review: Towards a developmental
neuroscience of atypical social cognition, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55 (6), 553–577.
Literatura dodatkowa:
van’t Hooft,J., van der Lee, J.H., Opmeer, B.C., Aarnoudse-Moens, C.S.H., Leenders, A.G.E., Mol, B.W.J., de Haan, T.R. (2015). Predicting developmental outcomes in premature infants by term equivalent MRI: systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews (2015) 4:71, DOI 10.1186/s13643-015-0058-7
Class 8
Flameling, L. J., & Mesman, J. (2022). Using video observation in the family context: the association between camera-related behaviors and parental sensitivity. Infancy, 27(1), 115-134. doi:10.1111/infa.12439
Hartman, S., Belsky, J. (2018). Prenatal programming of postnatal plasticity revisited—and extended. Development and Psychopathology, 30, 825–842; doi:10.1017/S0954579418000548
Literatura dodatkowa:
McClelland, M.M., Geldhof, G. J., Cameron, C. E., Wanless, S. B. (2015). Development and Self-Regulation. Handbook of Child Psychology and Developmental Science, 7th ed., vol. 1. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015, pp. 1 - 43.
Additional information
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