Syllabus
Student
Learning Outcomes for PSYC 2314:
1.
Describe the stages of the developing person at different
periods of the lifespan from birth to death.
2.
Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural
forces that affect the development process of the individual.
3.
Identify factors of responsible personal behavior with
regard issues such as sexual activity, substance abuse, marriage, and
parenting.
4.
Explain the biosocial, cognitive, and psychological
influences throughout the lifespan as an ongoing set of processes, involving
both continuity and change.
5.
Describe the different developmental perspectives of the
major theories of development (i.e., cognitive, learning, humanistic, and
psychodynamic).
6.
Identify examples of some of the cultural and ethnic
differences that influence development throughout the lifespan.