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Dec 18, 2024
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PSY 3420 - Psychology of Adulthood and Aging
Behavioral change and continuity over adult years through old age. Emphasis on interaction of psychological, sociocultural, and biological variables as they contribute to behaviors of aging individual from perspective of developmental framework.
Requisites: 6 Hours in PSY including 101D or 1010 (2410 is recommended) and WARNING: No credit for both this course and the following (always deduct credit for first course taken): CFS 2720
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Course Transferability: TAG Course: OSS047 Adult and Aging
College Credit Plus: Level 1
Learning Outcomes: - Students will be able to apply developmental psychology principles to daily life throughout adulthood.
- Students will be able to analyze theories, research methodology and findings (outcomes), and applications developed by developmental psychologists and made available through textbooks, newspapers, professional and lay periodicals, and the Internet.
- Students will be able to analyze the biological, cognitive, cultural, environmental and social factors that influence development throughout adulthood.
- Students will be able to describe methodological approaches used to study development.
- Students will be able to identify myths and misconceptions regarding human development during adulthood.
- Students will be able to criticize current and past research in adulthood guided by theories within developmental psychology.
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