The Respective Roles of Single and Multiple Influences on Individual Development. During this part of the course, classes will focus on the clouds of correlated environmental, characterological, and physiological factors that are demonstrably related to all aspects of human behavioral development. The primary argument is that main-effects, unicausal models of development have little utility. We will develop this argument by reading and discussing Wachs s text on the following schedule. Grades will be based on the items below.
Percentages reflect weights.
My expectations regarding attendance are that students will be present for all our classes. I count on your being there in the same way that a host counts on his dinner guests.