PSY 3150

Description

Broad overview of human development across the life-span with emphasis on psychosocial, physical, emotional, and cognitive changes.

Objectives

1. Describe and explain lifespan development, and provide examples to demonstrate the impact genetics and the environment play on patterns of development.
2. Discuss the fundamental features of Piaget‘s theories of cognitive development and debate other theorists‘ models of development throughout a human‘s lifespan.
3. Compare and contrast the physical, cognitive, social, and personality development during infancy, the preschool years, the middle childhood years, adolescence, and early, middle, and late adulthood.
4. Describe and explain how humans develop a concept of themselves and how language develops and changes throughout a lifespan.
5. Describe the characteristics of relationships and friendships throughout the stages of a typical lifespan and how these characteristics change throughout the stages of development.
6. Explain how intelligence is defined today and what causes cognitive growth in young adults, and describe the physical changes in middle and late adulthood.
7. Explain the characteristics of work and career in middle adulthood and the impact that these life responsibilities have on emotional development and relationships with peers and family.
8. Describe death and dying across the lifespan and the social impact to spouses and families.

PreRequisites

PSY 1010 or equivalent

Textbook(s)

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the CSU Bookstore at bookstore@columbiasouthern.edu