Developmental Psychology

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Taught as PS 221 at host institution. Follows the development of the child through adolescence with emphasis on the complexity and continuity of psychological development The course will emphasize the interaction and interdependence of the various systems: biological, genetic and environmental, as well as the interaction and interdependence of cognitive and social factors in the various stages of development from the prenatal period through adolescence. Particular attention will be placed on attachment theory, the development of the self and possible pathological outcomes of faulty development. Prerequisite: PS 101.