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Academic Catalog 2018-2019 
    
Academic Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PSY-702 Developmental Bases of Behavior

4 semester credits
Normal human development across the lifespan is examined in this course. Included are the major theories and contributors to the understanding of emotions, cognition, language, social behavior, moral reasoning, intelligence, sex roles, and identity. Students analyze how different development approaches/models might conceptualize a given topic of interest.
Pre-requisites: Clinical PhD students must have completed PSY-701A  and PSY-711A1 . RCP students must have completed PSY-711A1 ​.
Delivery Method: Distance/Electronically Mediated
Grading Default: Letter
Note: This course is only open to PSY PhD students or RCP certificate students.
Learning Outcome(s):  

  1. Be familiar with classical developmental models and theorists and their limits and current critiques.
  2. Be familiar with how development differs across cultures.
  3. Be aware of the complex influences of the interactions between nature and nurture across the life cycle.
  4. Be able to understand gender SES, different values and world views as they impact development.



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