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Describe developmental psychology. (I)
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Describe the basic research methods used by developmental
psychologists and apply them in observing children. (II)
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Describe the theories of Freud, Erikson, Skinner and Watson, Piaget,
Maslow, and Lorenz as they relate to child development. (III)
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Apply the theories of child development in the analysis of case
studies and when interacting with children. (III)
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Describe the mechanisms of conception, heredity, and the birth
process, and their effects on the developing child. (IV)
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Summarize the significant developments that occur in each of the three
periods of prenatal development: the period of the ovum, the period of
the embryo, and the period of the fetus. (IV)
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Describe and contrast the physical and motor development of infants,
toddlers, preschoolers, middle school children, and adolescents.
(V-IX)
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Describe and contrast the cognitive development of infants, toddlers,
preschoolers, middle school children, and adolescents. (V-IX)
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Describe and contrast the social and emotional development of infants,
toddlers, preschoolers, middle school children, and adolescents.
(V-IX)
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Identify the characteristics of the different stages of language
development in children. (X)
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Describe the elements, stages, and theories of language acquisition.
(X)
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Describe the different types of exceptionality in children and the
special needs that result. (XI)
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