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COURSES
Introduction to Developmental Psychology
Psych 200.132

Course Aims:

To learn the central questions driving the field of developmental psychology, and to learn how to evaluate the types of answers offered to these questions

To become versed in the various ways in which theories of development can be empirically tested

To study the process of change as humans progress from zygotes to adolescents and beyond

To gain exposure to the primary sources used by professionals in the field of developmental psychology

To provide a scientific basis for making decisions you may face as a parent, teacher, social policy-maker, or voter

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Foundations of Mind
Psych 200.206
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Team-taught in the Spring with Prof. Justin Halberda

This course is an interdisciplinary investigation into the origin of concepts. Knowledge from the domains of depth perception, objects, number, space, language, and morality are discussed. Students become familiar with primary material from developmental and comparative psychology, philosophy, anthropology, and cognitive neuroscience. In addition to attending lecture, students meet weekly in small sections to collect and discuss data which bear on the claims raised in the readings.

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