PSYC 290

Covers basic concepts and theories of child and adult development. Study's findings from classic as well as recent studies of physical growth, brain development, perception, language, cognitive development, social interaction, emotional, personality, and moral development. Interplay between an individual's biology with the environment, family, and culture is discussed. Covers topics in seven major periods of life: prenatal, infancy, preschool, school - age, adolescence, adulthood, and old age/death.