SYLLABUS FOR PSYCH 105

WEEK OF: TUESDAY THURSDAY READING
1/22 Course Overview Developmental Mind-Boggle:
Questions and Quests
1/29 The Mechanics of Answering Our Questions NO CLASS
(Pitzer Recruiting)
Chapter 1
2/5 NO CLASS
(Prof. Moore sick)
NO CLASS
(Prof. Moore sick)

2/12 Biology: How Genes Work Embryos, Fetuses, Their Environments, and Capacities Chapter 2
pp. 71-85
2/19 Perinatal Behaviors, Interactions, and Complications The Development of Perception and Behavior in Early Infancy pp. 85-106
pp. 113-133
2/26 Piaget: First Thoughts Piaget: Second Thoughts pp. 133-160
pp. 165-183

3/4 Motor Development: Description and D.S.T. Early Social Behavior pp. 205-222
pp. 195-201
3/11 Attachment and Self Internship Discussion and Review
(DIARIES DUE)
pp. 223-239
3/18 NO CLASS
(Spring Break)
NO CLASS
(Spring Break)
3/25 MIDTERM NO CLASS
(ICIS Conference)
Chapter 7
4/1 Old Dogs, New Tricks: Impacts of Early Separation or Deprivation, Vulnerability, and Resilience Categorization, Concepts, and Words Chapter 8
4/8 Linguistics and Its Puzzles Language Acquisition: Description and Explanation Chapter 9
4/15 Pre-operational Piaget (and the ensuing revolt) Early Social Development: Aggression, Self-Regulation, Prosocial Behavior, and Emotional Development Chapter 10
4/22 Inputs: Kin, Cable, and Community Skool Chapter 11
pp. 483-493
4/29 Internship Discussion and Review The Development of Moral Reasoning and Behavior
(DIARIES DUE)
pp. 493-528
pp. 537-543
5/6 Peer Heroes, Parental Zeros: Changing Social Landscapes NO CLASS
(Reading Days)
(FINAL PAPER DUE FRIDAY, MAY 9 at 5:00 PM)
pp. 531-537
pp. 544-571

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