Child Psychology

This course is a general introduction to the science of child psychology. The course will provide students with an overview of the major issues, tasks, and milestones of age-related development over the course of infancy through early adolescence. Students will explore the primary theories related to the physical, cognitive, linguistic, and social/emotional developmental changes in children. In addition, contemporary research findings that have advanced our knowledge of children will be discussed. A broad range of topics will be covered involving: the history of child psychology, research methods for studying children, language acquisition, temperament and attachment, and developmental psychopathology (psychiatric disorders of children).

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