PSY 315 - CHILD BEHAVIOR:GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

Institution:

Francis Marion University

Subject:

PSYCHOLOGY

Description:

Child Behavior: Growth and Development (3) (Prerequisite: 206 or major in Education or permission of the department) F, S, SU. Study of theory and research focusing on the psychological development of infants and children. Topics covered include maturation, intelligence, academic achievement, classical and operant conditioning, observational and social learning, language acquisition, and methodological advances in the study of child pychology. Neuropsychological development and models of gene-environment interaction, including the biopsychosocial perspective and neuropsychological bases of behavior, also will be discussed.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.fmarion.edu

Phone Number:

(843) 661-1362

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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