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Learning goals for Psychology 415: Personality and Social Development
Betty Repacholi
By the end of this course, students will be able to:- Recognize, differentiate between, critique, and apply the major theories and principles in the fields of social, emotional, and personality development.
- Describe the major trends in social, emotional and personality development from infancy through to adolescence. Use empirical information to understand the developmental antecedents, correlates, and consequences of these behaviors. Understand aspects of these behaviors that are shared across or may differ according to cultural, ethnic, gender, geographic, or other boundaries.
- Read a research article and distill the important information about the methodology employed, the main findings, how the findings fit into the larger empirical and theoretical literature, and why the findings are important. Use your own writing to summarize, critique, and reflect on research articles.
- Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Draw on, discuss, and evaluate research evidence, including the evaluation of quantitative and graphical evidence to assess the strength of support for scientific claims.
- Develop written communication skills through writing assignments. Locate, select, read, and evaluate relevant sources. Formulate a written argument that is logical and coherent, that relies on scientific evidence, and that draws appropriate conclusions from that evidence. Actively participate in discussions about topics in the field and develop oral communication skills through these in-class discussions.
- Reflect on information from the discipline and apply it to your lives. Learn to apply course material to the real world by formulating your own views and approach to such topics as parenting, non-parental child-care, developmentally appropriate teaching practices, and/or public policies that impact children and families.
