Emotional Development

(4 Credits)

This course is designed to discuss the way that emotion develops over the course of a lifespan in relation to cognition. Topics include the organization model of emotional development; the neural basis of emotion & cognition; the relation of emotional & cognitive development to temperament & personality. Focus will be on emotional development from infancy through adulthood, emotion socialization processes in the family context, the dynamic systems approach in understanding emotional processes, and the biological perspective of emotional development. Prerequisite: PSYC-SHU 101 Introduction to Psychology OR PSYC-SHU 234 Developmental Psychology Fulfillment: Social Science Focus Psychology 300 level.