Developmental Psychology

Harvard FAS

Humans are children for longer than any other species on the planet. We are born especially helpless and dependent on others. We start unable to walk, talk, or even grasp objects. Yet, somehow we become people who invent things like airplanes or democracy. In this class, we will consider what happens to our minds throughout development. We will focus on infancy and childhood. We will answer questions such as: what is the experience of a baby? – do they experience their environment as “one…