Cognitive Science 0207 - Infant and Child Development

This course will explore the major phenomena, methods, theories, and findings of developmental psychology, especially as they apply to infancy and early-childhood. Topics covered include biological foundations, prenatal development, perceptual, cognitive, motor, social, and emotional development, language acquisition, intelligence, attachment, parenting, and gender. Issues related to education, family, and social policy will also be discussed. Throughout the course we will practice assessing and critically analyzing developmental theories, research methodology and findings, and applications developed by developmental psychologists and made available through professional and popular media. These skills will ultimately help to provide you with a scientific basis for making decisions you may face as an informed citizen, voter, policy-maker, educator, and/or parent. Prerequisite detail: Minimum one prior Psychology course in the Cognitive Science Department. (Or college-level Introductory Psychological Science or Cognitive Science course at another institution.)

Mind, Brain, and Information Writing and Research Quantitative Skills Multiple Cultural Perspectives In this course, students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. This time includes reading, writing, research.