Aantekeningen hoorcollege 1 - Development, Learning & Behavior - Universiteit Utrecht (2022/2023)

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Introduction to the course

Topics of this course

• Prenatal development: how does a fertilized egg develop in a baby?
• Brain development
• Genetics: nature vs. nurture debate
• Perceptual development
• Motor development: how do babies learn to walk etc.
• Cognitive development: how/when do babies develop thinking/learning
• Learning
• Intelligence and academic achievement: what is intelligence and how can you achieve it
• Language development

How to give a good oral presentation

We want the attention of the audience so we focus on:

• What you say » what makes a good story? The Three Act structure: setup, confrontation and resolution
  • Act 1: exposition (introducing the topic and discussing the relevance of the topic » discuss the problem statement and define the research question)
  • Act 2: rising action (discuss your methods and analysis, discuss your results)
  • Act 3: falling action (discuss what the results mean)
• How do you say it » who is your audience?
  
  • Presenting is adapting to the audience and situation.
  • Presenting is attention management » how do you keep the attention of the audience on you?
    
    • Tempo
    • Intonation (variety in intonation)
    • Emphasis (intonation or gestures)
    • Pauses
    • Articulation
    • Words (adapting your words to your audience) » always use the easiest words)
    • Facial expression (show enthusiasm)
    • Posture
    • Gestures
    • Movement
    • Clothes (professional)
    • Eye contact (most important thing you can do with your body) » if you don’t make eye contact you lose attention of your audience
• Visual aids
  
  • Don’t use too much text on your slides » only one message per slide
  • Use attention snatchers:
    
    • Movement (one of the most important attention snatchers) » don’t use to much movement or it will  be distracting
    • Signal colors
    • High contrast