Syllabus for PSYCH 199

WEEK OF:

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

DISCUSSION LEADERS

1/19
NO CLASS (MLK, Jr. Day)
Introduction and
Course Mechanics
Ken Ollitt
1/26
NO CLASS
Guest Lecturer:
Mita Banerjee
Mita
2/2
The role of infancy in human development David
2/9
Nature and nurture:
Behavior genetics, evolutionary psychology, and epigenesis
Hannah & Kathleen
2/16
Sensation and perception in fetuses
Alex & Kathleen
2/2
Face perception in newborns
Suzanne & Zarah
3/2
Baby genius: Rudimentary math and physics
Hannah & Zarah
3/9
Imitation
Alex & Hannah
3/16
NO CLASS (Spring Break)
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3/23
Infant-directed speech
Suzanne & Alex
3/30
Intelligence in infancy
NO CLASS (SRCD Conference)

Zarah, Suzanne, & Kathleen

4/6
Language development:
The perception of linguistic sounds
Zarah & Alex
4/13
Temper, temper: Emotion regulation and temperament
Hannah & Suzanne
4/20
Early interactions: Joint attention and gaze following
Alex & Hannah
4/27
The social glue: Attachment
Kathleen & Suzanne
5/4
The effects of daycare
Kathleen & Zarah

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