Cognitive Science 0343 - Research in Infant Cognition

This course is an upper level research seminar designed for students who wish to learn how to perform research with infants and young children, and how to apply those research methods to answer questions in the domain of cognitive psychology. The course will cover all areas of setting up and running an infant study using behavioral measures, including theory, methods, and the practical aspects of running infant research. Students will read and present relevant literature and will learn how to design, run, code, and analyze infant studies. Studies will primarily focus on infants' quantificational abilities, working memory capacity, and reasoning about the physics of solid objects. This course provides useful research experience for any students wishing to pursue divisional projects or graduate work in psychology, cognitive science, or related fields with infants or children. Prerequisite detail: Two prior courses in the CS department in psychology, linguistics, animal behavior, and/or neuroscience, or permission of instructor. Prior experience with infants and small children preferred.

Writing and Research In this course, students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. This time includes reading, writing, research.