Psychology 350
Developmental Psychology
Dr. Scott Paris
- Move to the middle & squeeze in please
- Introduce yourself to somebody
- Find your discussion section number
- Read the syllabus
- Well answer all questions about overrides
and section changes when class begins
Psychology 350 - Overview
Enrollment Procedures
- How many are NOT enrolled yet?
- Check out Section #20: Dr. Schreiers class meets Tues ?& Thurs 12-2
- Only GSIs can sign overrides and each section is limited to 25 students
- If student enrolled in class is absent for first two sections, disenrollment is automatic
- Check Drop-Add daily
Prerequisites & Priorities
- Intro psych at UM or equivalent
- Registered students > non-registered students
- Full-time students have priority over part-time
- Sr > Jr > Soph > Fr
- Jr year abroad MUST have official documentation to have priority
- Special circumstances: see Dr. Paris
Section Changes
If you want to change sections,
Fill out a large piece of paper with
- Your name and current section you are IN,
- The sections you WANT to move into,
- Your school, year at UM, email address,
- The reasons that you need to switch.
If you cannot attend your assigned section this week,
notify your GSI and attend the section you want to be in.
Course Information
- Textbook & Study Guide
- Syllabi for Course and Sections
- Resources
- Attendance
- Exams
- Grading
Developmental Projects
- Major part of the course
- Purpose is to personalize your learning
- All projects will have outside references and connections to course
material and developmental analyses of issues
- Personal experience option
- Practicum option
- Syllabus explains steps and requirements
Practicum Options
- Outreach, Psych 211, go to Outreach office near atrium in EH
- Volunteer for Reach Out! More on these options next week
- UM students needed to tutor elementary school students for
Psych 305, section 005, 2-3 credits: See Dr. Paris
Instructional Principles that Enhance Intrinsic Motivation
- Construct personal meaning
- Choices built on interests
- Challenge and reasonable difficulty
- Control of learning strategies
- Collaboration and sharing
- Consequences promote self-efficacy
Landmarks in Developmental Psychology: 1860-1900
- Darwin proposes evolutionary theory
- Galton measures psychophysical differences
- Binet studies mental abilities
- G.S. Hall "Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny"
- Baldwin hypothesizes stages of mental development
Landmarks in Developmental Psychology: 1900-1920
- Gesell measures growth and maturation
- Binet & Terman begin intelligence testing
- Watson advocates behaviorism and parental control
- Freud visits America and proposes that unconscious forces shape development
Landmarks in Developmental Psychology: 1920-1950
- Social learning theorists reinterpret Freudian theory in terms of drives and conditioning
- Child Study Institutes and SRCD established
- Piaget and Vygotsky study cognitive development but remain unknown in America
Landmarks in Developmental Psychology: 1950-1970
- Political impetus for promoting development, education, and welfare (Dr. Spock)
- Experimental child psych becomes life-span human developmental psychology
- Cognitive revolution in psychology, linguistics, education, and computer science
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Landmarks in Developmental Psychology: 1970-2000
- Development is studied in social and cultural contexts
- Stage theories become less popular
- Individual differences studied
- Interdisciplinary studies increase
- Methods & analytical tools become more complex
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