Syllabus for Seminar in Child Psychology

SYLLABUS FOR PSYCH 199

Date	Class Topic	Discussion Leader
1/27	Introductions, course mechanics, Web-Crossing, and orientation to the history and methods of developmental science
2/3	EXAMPLE: Prenatal perception	David
2/10	The Prenatal Environment: Teratogens and Hormones	Jess
2/17	Nature and Nurture: Behavior genetics, Evolutionary psychology, and Epigenesis	Christine
2/24	The perceptive neonate: Perception of faces and other things	Shama
3/3	The social glue: "Bonding" and attachment	Beth
3/10	Early interactions: Gaze following and Communication or "Theory of Mind" and The emerging self	Shannon
3/17	NO CLASS (SPRING BREAK!)
3/24	All together now: Imitation and Intersensory integration	David
3/31	Long term effects of early experiences: Maltreatment, Daycare, and Maternal depression	Alex
4/7	Temper, temper: Emotion regulation, Stress/Cortisol responses, and Temperament	Lee
4/14	Rocket science: Math, Physics, and Object permanence	Jess
4/21	Long ago and far away: Memory in infancy	Chris
4/28	Dogs, wolves, & coyotes: Infant categorization	Vickie
5/5	The blue streak: Language development and infant-directed speech	Chris