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Spring 2019
May 06, 2024 |
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| PSYC 200 - Psychology of Development |
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An overview of major theories of development from the prenatal period through adolescence. Topics include brain research and the work of Piaget, Erikson, Kohlberg, Bronfenbrenner, and Vygotsky. Normative patterns in areas such as physical growth, cognition, morality, emotion, language acquisition, and socialization are addressed within the cultural context of the family. Interrelationships between cognitive developments and other developmental domains are stressed. Discussions and field applications encourage the critical evaluation of theoretical and normative information.
Prerequisites: Status as a Coordinate Education major or Child and Family Studies major or Education minor; and sophomore status.
1.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Non-Matriculated, Post-Baccalaureate Tchr Lcnse, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Psychology & Philosophy Department Course Attributes: Dv1_DomainGenEd-Domain III-B, Undergraduate Level Course, Lrng Objective 00, Lrng Objective 02, Lrng Objective 07, Psychology Domain-Developmentl |
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