Topics include Piaget's stages of cognitive development, Erikson's Eight Ages, the concept of maturity, changing personalities in later adulthood, theories of aging and death and dying. Harcourt Brace College Publishers. Objectives for this course include providing the student with a base knowledge of terms and definitions unique to the field of Developmental Psychology.
Additional coursework is added to explore and understand developmental disorders.
Students learn research methods of the study of Psychology and critical thinking processes. Students are exposed to historical foundations of Developmental Psychology through the exploration and comparision of psychosocial development theories. Students are provided an opportunity to understand statistical methods of studying Psychology and how experimentation and research efforts assist Psychologies in examining hypotheses concerning human behavior. Attendance is your responsibility. Students are accountable for anything they miss.