PSY241- Developmental Psychology

Course Description: This course is a study of human growth and development.  Emphasis is placed on major theories and perspectives as they relate to the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of development from conception to death.  Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of development across the life span.  This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.

PSY 241 71P/C Syllabus, Summer 2009

·         Module One: Icebreaker and Chapter 1: History, Theory, and Research Strategies (pages 2 - 34).

·         Module Two: Chapter 2: Biological and Environmental Foundations (pages 35 - 58),  Chapter 3: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby (pages 59 - 89), and Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood (pages 90 - 114).

·         Module Three: Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood (pages 115 - 138) and Chapter 6: Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood (pages 139 - 161)

·          Module Four:  Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood (pages 164 - 196) and Chapter 8: Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood (pages 197 - 221).

·         Module Five: Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood (pages 224 - 255) and Chapter 10: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood (pages 256 - 279).

·         Module Six: Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence (pages 282 - 312) and Chapter 12: Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence (pages 313 - 335).

·         Module Seven: Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood (pages 338 - 364) and  Chapter 14: Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood (pages 365 - 391)

·         Module Eight: Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood (pages 394 - 415) and Chapter 16: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood (pages 416 - 437).

·         Module Nine:  Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood (pages 440 - 469) and Chapter 18: Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood (pages 470 - 495).

·         Module Ten: Chapter 19: Death, Dying, and Bereavement (pages 498 - 519).