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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to theories and findings in the psychology of early childhood, roughly the period from 18 months to 6 years. The course will cover attachment; pretense and imagination; theory of mind/autism; moral development; memory development; emotion and understanding emotion; vocabulary growth; cross-cultural variation; brain development; learning through dialogue; and children's religious concepts.
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4.00 Credits
How do we develop as social beings from infancy to adulthood? What is social competence, and how can social development go awry? In exploring these and other questions, this course will take a developmental approach to topics that include: attachment; early-emerging social behavior; cooperation and competition; trust; theory of mind; social categorization; in/out-group dynamics; friendship; distinct forms of aggression and victimization; social and moral reasoning; and parental, peer, and cultural influences on social behavior.
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4.00 Credits
Provides an integrative, interactive, and collaborative introduction to Mind, Brain, and Education. Students will draw upon knowledge from Cognitive Psychology, Biology, and Education to explore the theoretical foundations, methods, and applications of MBE. The course will connect diverse theoretical orientations including Piaget, Vygotsky, cognitive/affective science, neuroscience, dynamic skill theory, and universal design for learning.Guest lecturers will include leading scholars in the field. Students will complete a research or design project in the course.
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4.00 Credits
Second part of a survey of the field of Mind, Brain and Education. Draws upon findings and theory from Cognitive Psychology, Biology, Neuroscience, and Education to explore: Language and Literacy, Numeracy, Conceptual Change, and Emotion and Motivation. Uses case materials, research findings, and practitioner expertise to construct questions, analyze policy, and build knowledge on issues in the field. Leading scholars in the field will participate. Students will complete a research or design project in the course.
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4.00 Credits
Students participate in research on language acquisition, language comprehension, and language production. Each student has responsibility for a project. Weekly meeting to discuss student projects and readings that are relevant to them. Ten hours a week commitment (includes lab meeting).
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to issues and methods in the study of cognition in human infants and young children. Students develop their own research projects, evaluate the ongoing and proposed projects of other students, and read and discuss papers on the development of perception and reasoning about objects, agents, space, and number.
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4.00 Credits
Students participate in research on conceptual development and language acquisition. Each student has responsibility for a project. Weekly lab meeting to discuss student projects and readings relevant to them. Ten hours a week commitment (includes lab meeting).
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4.00 Credits
Examines the issues of free will and responsibility from philosophical, psychological, and neuroscientific perspectives, with special attention paid to potential legal applications.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the study of psychopathology. Focuses on theoretical models of abnormal behavior as they relate to the definition, etiology, and treatment of mental disorders. Diagnostic classification, behavioral, and biological features of the major syndromes of psychopathology emphasized.
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4.00 Credits
Concerns current theory and research on the etiology and treatment of anxiety disorders (e.g., panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder). Cognitive, behavioral, and biological approaches are emphasized.
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