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Theories and research in human development from infancy through adulthood. Students will carry out structured observations and integrate these observations with various theoretical issues. Prerequisite: EDF 120 or permission of department.
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This course examines the theoretical and empirical issues related to personal satisfaction in the choice of work and career. Topics include developmental models of behavior; goal setting and the planning process; the assessment of values, interest, abilities, and personality characteristics; job analysis and job description; decision making; the development of self-esteem; and marketing yourself. Emphasis will be divided approximately equally between scholarly work and experiential activities. Laboratory fee.
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This course is an introduction to the physiological bases of behavior in normal psychological functioning. Topics include neuron structure and function, functional neuroanatomy, drugs and behavior, and the physiology of hunger, sex, sleep, emotion, reward/punishment, language, and learning and memory. Prerequisites: PSY 101 or 102, and BIO 110 or 111.
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3.00 Credits
Theories of learning focus on how and why behavior changes because of experience. The goal of this course is to present students with an introduction to basic theories and principles of learning with applications in the fields of business, parenting, education, and psychotherapy. Topics include Pavlovian procedures, reinforcement, vicarious learning, and extinction of behaviors. The focus of the course is on the role of learning in the adaptation of beings to a changing environment.
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3.00 Credits
3] The study of the meaning and concepts associated with the field of mental retardation. Includes the historical, social, developmental, theoretical, and educational aspects of mental retardation. Prerequisite: EDH 120 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Child growth and behavior from the prenatal period to puberty are studied. Effects of heredity and environment on the motor, language, social, and emotional development of children. Emphasis on the concept of developing self and its effects on behavior.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the individual during the period of transition from childhood to adulthood. Includes physical changes, mental growth, changes in emotional reaction, personality development, and the changing nature of social relationships.
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3.00 Credits
This course will study the psychological development of adults, including, but not limited to, individual development from both physical and psychological perspectives, personal adjustment, and psychological changes that occur throughout adulthood.
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This course focuses on psychological techniques applicable to parenting. A problemsolving and problem-preventing approach are emphasized. Some of the topics covered under this general approach include discipline, sex education, behavior modification techniques, parenting styles, sibling relationships, alcohol and drug education, parenting special needs children, and building self-esteem in children.
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3.00 Credits
Coming to terms with death is the supreme psychological challenge individuals must face in their personal lives and in the interrelationships within families. This course examines ways in which individuals deal with death and with its consequences of grief and mourning. Subjects include the "normal" deaths ofold age and the special problems of coping with death in the young due to accidents, illnesses, and the modern crisis of AIDS.
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