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Introduction to Child Development (31:014)

The goal of this course is to give students a basic introduction to research and theories in the field of developmental psychology. The course focuses on understanding the developmental changes from conception to adolescence, and on understanding the major influences on those developmental changes. We cover topics in physical, perceptual, cognitive, language, social-emotional, and personality development. Students learn how developmental researchers ask questions, how their theoretical perspective influences their interpretation of findings, and how they apply experimental methods to discover how children develop.

Cognitive Development of Children (31:114)

This is an upper-level undergraduate course designed to provide students with an overview of research and theories about the development of children's thinking. We look at a number of topics including theories of cognitive development, origins of cognitive skills, relations between cognition and language, understanding of concepts, and memory development. We focus not only on what kinds of changes in children's thinking occur, but also on why these changes in children's thinking occur.

Cognitive Development (31:218)

This is a graduate level course designed to examine developmental change across several major areas of cognitive functioning. The course is divided into six major sections. The first section covers theoretical perspectives on cognitive development. The second and third sections explore the relations between perception and action and between language and cognition. The fourth and fifth sections cover children's understanding of the physical and mental worlds. The final section is devoted to memory development. The goals of this course are to understand how cognitive development occurs in children and what influences developmental change.

	Introduction to Child Development (31:014) The goal of this course is to give students a basic introduction to research and theories in the field of developmental psychology. The course focuses on understanding the developmental changes from conception to adolescence, and on understanding the major influences on those developmental changes. We cover topics in physical, perceptual, cognitive, language, social-emotional, and personality development. Students learn how developmental researchers ask questions, how their theoretical perspective influences their interpretation of findings, and how they apply experimental methods to discover how children develop.
	Cognitive Development of Children (31:114) This is an upper-level undergraduate course designed to provide students with an overview of research and theories about the development of children's thinking. We look at a number of topics including theories of cognitive development, origins of cognitive skills, relations between cognition and language, understanding of concepts, and memory development. We focus not only on what kinds of changes in children's thinking occur, but also on why these changes in children's thinking occur.
	Cognitive Development (31:218) This is a graduate level course designed to examine developmental change across several major areas of cognitive functioning. The course is divided into six major sections. The first section covers theoretical perspectives on cognitive development. The second and third sections explore the relations between perception and action and between language and cognition. The fourth and fifth sections cover children's understanding of the physical and mental worlds. The final section is devoted to memory development. The goals of this course are to understand how cognitive development occurs in children and what influences developmental change.