301 WH, Behavioral and Social Sciences Department.
Emphasis is placed on psychological, sociological, and physiological approaches.
Students will be able to differentiate between the major quasi-experimental designs used by developmental psychologists and articulate the benefits and limitation of each. Students will be able to critique various studies and theories based on this information. Students will be able to articulate the three major metatheories used by to explain human development and will be able to identify the various theories exemplifying each metatheory. Students will be able to articulate the major theories used to explain human development and be able to articulate and critically evaluate each theory. Students will be able to articulate definitions for each type of development based on the varying theories for each type of development including stage models.