THEORIES OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: LO1 – Explain the basic assumptions/principles of the various theories in Developmental Psychology; LO2 – Apply the concepts of Developmental Psychology in analyzing various functions in daily life and in various social contexts; LO3 – Analyze events of situations using various theories in Developmental Psychology.

Topics:

1. Introduction;
2. Piaget’s Cognitive-Stage Theory and the Neo-Piagetians;
3. Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory;
4. Erikson’s Psychoanalytic Theory;
5. Vygotsky and the Sociocultural Approach;
6. Social Learning Theory;
7. Information Processing Theory;
8. Ethology and Other Evolutionary Theories;
9. Gibson’s Ecological Theory of Perceptual Development;
10. Contemporary Minitheories and Emerging Approaches;
11. Applications of Various Theories of Developmental Psychology.