The lectures and laboratory classes inform students of the DSM-IV classification system of developmental disorders, and introduce general approaches to understanding atypical cognitive, social and neurological development. Several major forms of atypical child development (e.g. intellectual disability, autism, ADHD) and geriatric psychopathology (e.g. the dementias, including Alzheimer's disease) are covered. Commonly used designs and methods for conducting research on developmental disorders are reviewed. -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Murray Maybery
Prerequisites: PSYC1101 Psychology: Mind and Brain and PSYC1102 Psychology: Behaviour in Context and PSYC2203 Psychological Research Methods and one other Level 2 Psychology unit
