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On completion of this module, you should be able to:
- Describe the discipline of evolutionary psychology and discuss the interaction between culture and biology
- Critically analyse the role of culture in thought, behaviour and language
- Discuss the impact of culture on lifespan development, personality and mental health
- Summarise and describe the main methodological approaches to cross-cultural psychological research.
Key topics in this module will include:
• Evolutionary psychology: exploring universalist and relativist positions on the role of culture in human life.
• The relationship between culture and mental health
• Lifespan development across cultures
• Variation in social behaviour and values across different cultural settings
• The impact of culture on personality development
• Culture and cognition: can cultural factors affect basic cognitive processes?
• Language: does the language you speak affect how you see the world?
• Experience and expression of emotion across cultures
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 80 |
Total | 100 |
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Learning Recommendations:As this is a Level 3 module, it is recommended that students should have completed at least one introductory module in Psychology.
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
The mid-semester assessment for this module is a group presentation, the grade for which is weighted by peer evaluations. Each student will receive their own grade confidentially via GradeBook. Written feedback and the overall group grade will be provided to each group via email after the presentation has been completed and peer evaluations have been received. The end-of-semester assessment is an essay. Individual written feedback will be provided via Brightspace.