The Development of Social Cognition

3 units

From birth we are surrounded by other social beings, making children's ability to navigate the social world a foundational capacity. This course will explore how children navigate the social world. We will discuss topics such as infants' concept of agency, intentions, children's learning from and about others, trust and skepticism, social groups and intergroup cognition, relationships, and morality. We may also explore what happens when the human ability to reason about the mind and understand behavior breaks down (ASD). PREREQ: Psych 100B and one of the following: Psych 315 or 321 or 360. Open to advanced undergraduate students.