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PS 113 Developmental Psychology I: Infancy to Adolescence (3)
An introduction to the physical, cognitive, intellectual, emotional, social, moral, and personality development of the child from the pre-natal period through early adolescence and adolescence. Study of current theoretical approaches: psychoanalysis, learning theory, cognitive-adaptive theory, Piaget and Erikson. Emphasis on historically significant topics: the concept of attachment, language and cognitive development, the concept of critical period, stability and change in intelligence, fear and anxiety, and socialization.
