Maricopa Community Colleges  PSY240 

Official Course Description:  MCCCD Approval: 11-22-1994

PSY240  1999 Fall - 9999

LEC  3.0 Credit(s)  3.0 Period(s)  3.0 Load  Acad

Developmental Psychology

Human development from conception through adulthood. Includes: physical, cognitive, emotional and social capacities that develop at various ages. Recommended for students majoring in nursing, education, pre-med, and psychology.

Prerequisites: PSY101 with a grade of "C" or better or permission of the Instructor.

 

Course Attribute(s):

General Education Designation: Social and Behavioral Sciences - [SB]

 

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

PSY240  1999 Fall - 9999

Developmental Psychology

 

1.

Describe the major theories of developmental psychology. (I)

2.

Describe the major issues of developmental psychology. (I)

3.

Describe prenatal development and the factors that influence it. (II)

4.

Describe the processes of physical and perceptual development and the factors that influence them, including physical and perceptual changes which accompany aging. (III)

5.

Describe the developmental tasks of adulthood and old age. (III,IV,V, VI)

6.

Describe the major theories of aging. (III,IV,V,VI)

7.

Describe the major theories of cognitive development. (IV)

8.

Describe some of the factors that influence cognitive development. (IV)

9.

Describe the major milestones of language development and some of the factors that influence them. (V)

10.

Describe the major theories of language development. (V)

11.

Identify the factors that influence attachment, social, and emotional development at various ages. (VI)

12.

Describe the influence of the peer group at various ages. (VI)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

PSY240  1999 Fall - 9999

Developmental Psychology

 

I. Introduction to developmental psychology

A. Issues in developmental psychology

B. Theories of development

C. Experimental methodologies

II. Prenatal development, birth, and the neonate

A. Description of prenatal development

B. Influences on prenatal development

C. Birth and the neonate

III. Physical and perceptual development

A. Physical development

B. Perceptual development

C. Influences on physical and perceptual development

IV. Cognitive development

A. Measurement of intelligence

B. Theories of cognitive development

C. Influences on cognitive development

V. Language development

A. Development of grammar and meaning

B. Theories of language development

C. Influences on language development

VI. Personality and social development

A. Theories of personality development

B. Attachment

C. Peer group relationships

 

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