Developmental Perspectives on the Origins of Human Culture (PSYC3282)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
School
Psychology School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
2 Tutorial hours
Recommended prerequisite
PSYC2030
Assessment methods
Tutorial presentation, research report, mid semester exam and final exam
Course enquiries
Professor Mark Nielsen (Semester 2, St Lucia, In person)
Professor Mark Nielsen
Study Abroad
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Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
We all prepare food, play cooperative games, romance each other, etc. But how we do so depends on our cultural background ¿ we are, by far, the world¿s most "cultural animal". So what was the ¿X-factor¿, the magic ingredient of culture that took humans out of the general run of mammals and other highly social organisms? By emphasising research in developmental psychology and integrating perspectives from comparative, social and evolutionary psychology this course explores contemporary answers to this question.
