D eve lopme ntal Psy cho lo gy
DEP 3053
Instructor
Jeff Farrar, Ph.D.
Email: farrar@ufl.edu
Office: (352) 273-2140
Purpose
The purpose of this course is to review the major areas of developmental psychology across the life-span.
These topics will include biological, cognitive, social, and emotional development.
The specific objectives of the course are to:
1. Identify the different aspects of human psychological development.
2. Discuss major theories of developmental psychology.
3. Apply an understanding of theory to the analysis of research findings.
4. Correlate theory and research findings to real-world experiences of humans at different stages of
development.
Course Material
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Textbook: Life Span Development: A Topical Approach by Robert S. Feldman
MyDevelopmentLab: Course content is all available in the Sakai website which will provide links
to the MyDevelopmentLab website. You are required to be able to access this website. This website
has material to assist you in mastering the material, and chapter exams required for the course.
Course Organization
The course is organized in Weekly assignments (Note: These assignments do not always match the Chapter
Numbers). For each chapter there are supplemental assignments designed to elaborate on selected topics
within each. They can include:
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Sakai audio lectures (with accompanying PowerPoint Slides) by the instructor;
MyDevelopmentLab Flashcards, Assignments & Quizzes; and
Additional MyDevelopmentLab activities, simulations, presentations, and videos.
You are responsible for this material which will be covered on the exams.
Course Requirements
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1. Chapter Tests (30% of grade): There is a chapter test in MyDevelopmentLab for each chapter.
2. Midterm & Final Exams (35% of grade): There are two midterm exams and a final exam:
• The first midterm exam covers Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 5.
• The second midterm exam covers Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.
• The final exam covers Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.
The exams consist of multiple choice and short answer answers and will be proctored timed exams in
Kryterion.
3. MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments (5% of grade): Each chapter has assignments from
MyDevelopmentLab consisting of Flashcards, videos and interactive exercises which are graded.
Additional non-graded material from MyDevelopmentLab can also assist you in learning the material
which will be covered on the exams. Each chapter in MyDevelopmentLab has both a pre-test and a
post-test (these are optional tests). If you choose to take the these pre-tests and post-tests,
MyDevelopmentLab will suggest further material to review that will help you learn the material, such
additional videos, and interactive exercises.
NOTE: Each chapter in MyDevelopmentLab also has a Chapter Test that is REQUIRED.
4. Discussion (10% of grade): There are a series of short discussions assigned for selected chapters
designed to foster understanding of important concepts. Each discussion topic will require a short
written response (less than a page) which will be submitted for grading.
5. Projects (20% of grade): There are 4 written projects designed to explore certain topics in more depth
and/or designed to enhance your understanding of particular topics. Each Project should be about 2-4
pages (double space in length).
Papers must be submitted to Turnitin.com: Plagiarism will be reported to the university and will become
part of your academic record.
Course Grades
Final grades are assigned based on the standard scale:
A = 91-100
A- = 90
B+ = 88-89
B = 81-87
B- = 80
C+ = 78-79
C = 71-77
C- = 70
D+ = 68-69
D = 61-67
D- = 60
F = < 60
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The University of Florida assures the confidentiality of all your educational records in accordance with State
University System Rules, State Statutes, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Grades are not
given out over the phone.
Course Organization and Assignments
Week 1: Introduction to Life-Span Development
Assigned Readings:
• Read Chapter 1
• Flashcards
Chapter 1.1: Determining the Nature-and Nurture-of Life Span Development
Lecture:
• "Issues in Life Span Development"
Chapter 1.2: Theoretical Perspectives on Life-Span Development
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Activity + Quiz: "Erikson's First Four Stages of Psychosocial Development"
• Activity + Quiz: "Erikson's Last Four Stages of Psychosocial Development"
• Activity + Quiz: "Freud's Five Psychosexual Stages of Personality Development"
Chapter 1.3: Research Methods
Lectures:
• "Research Methods"
• "Developmental Research Designs"
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video: "Research Methods"
• Simulation + Quiz: "Distinguishing Independent and Dependent Variables"
• Presentation + Quiz: "Correlations Do Not Show Causation"
Chapter 1 Test
Week 2: Genetics, Prenatal Development, and Birth
Assigned Readings:
• Read Chapter 2
• Flashcards
Chapter 2.1: Foundations of Genetics
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video + Quiz: "Building Blocks of Genetics"
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Chapter 2.2: Interaction of Heredity and Environment
Lecture:
• "Behavioral Genetics"
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Presentation + Quiz: "Temperament"
• Activity + Quiz: "The Five Factor Model"
Chapter 2.3: Prenatal Growth and Birth
Lecture:
• "Prenatal Development & Birth"
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video: "Period of the Zygote"
• Presentation: "The Embryonic Period"
• Simulation: "Teratogens and Their Effects"
Chapter 2 Test
Week 3: Physical Growth and Aging Across the Life Span
Assigned Readings:
• Read Chapter 3
• Flashcards
Chapter 3.1: Physical Growth and Change
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video: "Physical Development After 40"
• Video: "Getting Old"
• Video: "Living Better, Living Longer"
Chapter 3.2: Brain Growth and Motor Development
Lectures:
• "Physical Development and Aging"
• "Brain Development and Experience"
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Activity: "Major Brain Structures and Functions: The Cerebral Cortex"
• Activity: "Chemical Messengers: The Synapse and Neurotransmitters"
• Video + Quiz: "Reflexes: Babinski"
• Video + Quiz: "Reflexes: The Grasp Reflex"
• Video: "Motor Development in Infants and Toddlers: Karen Adolph"
Chapter 3.3: Perceptual Development
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Lecture:
• "Perceptual Development"
Chapter 3 Test
Week 4: Cognitive Growth: Piaget and Vygotsky
Assigned Readings:
• Skip Chapter 4
• Read Chapter 5
• Flashcards
Chapter 5.1: Piaget’s Approach to Cognitive Development
Lectures:
• "Piaget's Approach to Cognitive Development (Part 1)"
• "Piaget's Approach to Cognitive Development (Part 1)"
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video: "Piaget: Sensorimotor Development"
• Video: "The Preschool Years: Egocentrism"
• Video + Quiz: "Concrete Operational Thinking"
• Video + Quiz: "Conservation of Liquids"
Chapter 5.2: Appraising Piaget
Lecture:
• “Core Knowledge Perspective”
Chapter 5.3: Vygotsky
Lecture:
• "Vygotsky's Sociocultural Perspective"
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video + Quiz: "Scaffolding"
• Video + Quiz: "Zone of Proximal Development: Physical"
Chapter 5 Test
Midterm Exam 1 (Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 5)
Week 5: Cognitive Growth: Information Processing Approaches
Assigned Readings:
• Read Chapter 6
• Flashcards
Chapter 6.1: The Basics of Information-Processing
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MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Presentation: "Encoding, Storage & Retrieval in Memory"
• Activity: "Key Processes in Stages of Memory"
Chapter 6.2: Attention and Memory
Lecture:
• "Memory Development"
Chapter 6 Test
Week 6: Language Development
Assigned Readings:
• Read Chapter 7
• Flashcards
Chapter 7.1: The Course of Language Development
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
Chapter 7.2: The Origins of Language Development
Lectures:
• "Theories of Language Development"
• "Critical Periods"
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video: "Secret of the Wild Child (Part 1)"
• Video: "Secret of the Wild Child (Part 6)"
• Video: Patricia Kuhl TED Talk: "The Linguistic Genius of Babies"
Chapter 7.3: Children’s Conversations
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video + Quiz: "Child-Directed Speech"
Chapter 7 Discussion
Chapter 7 Test
Week 7: Intelligence
Assigned Readings:
• Read Chapter 8
• Flashcards
Chapter 8.1: Intelligence: Determining Individual Strengths
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MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video: "Robert Sternberg on Cultural Influences"
• Video: "Demographics and Intelligence Testing: Robert Guthrie"
• Activity: "Gardner's Multiple Intelligences"
• Activity: "Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence"
Chapter 8.2: Controversies Involving Intelligence
Lecture:
• "Genetic and Environmental Influences"
Chapter 8.3: Intellectual Deficits and the Intellectually Gifted
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video + Quiz: "Down Syndrome: Enhancing Development"
• Video + Quiz: "Robert Sternberg on Giftedness"
Chapter 8 Discussion
Chapter 8 Test
Week 8: Social and Emotional Development
Assigned Readings:
• Read Chapter 9
• Flashcards
Chapter 9.1: Forging Early Social Relationships
Lecture:
• "Attachment in Extreme Circumstance"
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video + Quiz: "Attachment in Infants"
• Video + Quiz: "Stranger Anxiety"
• Simulation: "Attachment Classifications in the Strange Situation"
Chapter 9.2: Emotional Development
Lecture:
• "Theory of Mind Development"
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video: "The 'False Belief' Test: Theory of Mind"
Chapter 9.3: Personality Development Across the Life Span
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MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video: "Personality Not Set in Stone"
• Presentation: "Theories of Social and Personality Development (Generativity versus Stagnation)"
Chapter 9 Discussion
Chapter 9 Test
Week 9 & 10: Development of the Self
Assigned Readings:
• Read Chapter 10
• Flashcards
Chapter 10.1: The Development of the Self
Lecture:
• "Adolescent Self-Concept"
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video + Quiz: "Self-Awareness in Toddlers"
• Video + Quiz: "Identity and Role Development"
• Video: "Adolescence: Identity and Role Development and Ethnicity"
Chapter 10.2: Picking an Occupation
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video: "Career and Personality"
Chapter 10 Test
Midterm Exam 2 (Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10)
Week 11: Moral Development and Aggression
Assigned Readings:
• Read Chapter 11
• Flashcards
Chapter 11.1: Developing Morality
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video: "Moral Development: Conventional"
• Video: "Moral Development: Postconventional"
• Video: "Moral Development: Preconventional"
Chapter 11.2: Values, Religion, and Spirituality
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video: "Religion and Longevity"
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Chapter 11.3: Aggression and Violence
Lecture:
• "Causes of Aggression"
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video: "Television Violence"
• Video: "Relational Aggression"
• Video + Quiz: "Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment"
• Video + Quiz: "Prosocial Behavior"
Chapter 11 Discussion
Chapter 11 Test
Week 12: Gender & Sexuality
Assigned Readings:
• Read Chapter 12
• Flashcards
Chapter 12.1: Gender
Lecture:
• "Explaining Gender Differences"
Chapter 12.2: Sexual Maturation and Sexuality
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video + Quiz: "Body Image (Part 2): Kianna, 12 Years Old"
• Video: "Adolescent Sexuality"
• Video: "Teen Pregnancy"
• Video: "Being Gay in the US"
Chapter 12.3: Relationships
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video + Quiz: "Dating and Finding a Mate: Ralf, 33 Years Old"
• Video + Quiz: "Dating and Finding a Mate: Stephanie, 31 Years Old"
Chapter 12 Discussion
Chapter 12 Test
Chapter 13: Friends and Family
Assigned Readings:
• Read Chapter 13
• Flashcards
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Chapter 13.1: Social Relationships Across the Life-Span
Lecture:
• "Peer Relationships"
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video: "Friendship During Middle Childhood"
• Video: "Intimacy in Adolescent Friendships"
• Video + Quiz: "Peer Pressure (Part 1): Tim, 18 Years Old"
Chapter 13.2: Family Life
Lecture:
• "Parental Style"
Chapter 13.3: Family Ties in Middle and Late Adulthood
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video + Quiz: "Sandwich Generation: Amy, 42 Years Old"
Chapter 13 Discussion
Chapter 13 Test
Week 14: Schooling, Culture, and Society: Living in a Multicultural World
Assigned Readings:
• Read Chapter 14
• Flashcards
Chapter 14.1: Schooling Throughout the Life-Span
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video: "Lisa: Adjusting to Day Care (Part 1)"
• Video: "Leo: High School Academic Challenges (Part 1)"
• Video: "Poor Performance in Inner City Schools"
• Video + Quiz: "Child Care Center"
Chapter 14 Discussion
Chapter 14.2: Living in a Multicultural World
• Video: "Differences Between Collectivistic and Individualistic Cultures"
Chapter 14 Test
Week 15 & 16: Death & Grieving
Assigned Readings:
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Read Chapter 15
Flashcards
Chapter 15.1: Death and Dying Across the Life Span
Lecture:
• "Death and Dying Across the Life Span"
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video + Quiz: "Hospice Care"
Chapter 15.2: Understanding the Process of Death
Lecture:
• "Understanding Death"
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video: "Children's Perception of Death"
Chapter 15.3: Grief and Bereavement
MyDevelopmentLab Media Assignments:
• Video + Quiz: "Death, Grief, and Mourning"
• Video + Quiz: "Death of a Spouse"
Chapter 15 Discussion
Chapter 15 Test
Final Exam (Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15)
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