Application of principles of development to the understanding of child development and behavior. SPAN Broad overview of human development across the life-span. The basic physical, cognitive, social and personality development of the adolescent period will be examined. Efforts will be made to understand current issues affecting adolescence in light of recent empirical and theoretical knowledge. A comprehensive study of how psychology is used, how psychologists do their work and how applications of psychology affect daily life.
Theory is integrated with skill development in several areas.
I ntroduction to basic data analysis used in psychological research, including descriptive and inferential techniques and elements of research design. A survey of psychological aspects of social action and interaction, including aggression, attitudes, attraction, altruism, prejudice, group behavior, environmental psychology, and applied social topics. Emphasis on psychological research exploring all aspects of the legal system. The course specifically reviews contemporary research in attention, memory, spatial cognition, serial learning, timing and counting, and concept learning. Evolutionary similarities and differences among species are explored.