Educational Psychology - Social Development

Catalog description

This course covers current research on environmental, individual, and interpersonal factors influencing social aspects of development, including the development of key social relationships (e.g., family, friends) across the lifespan, with a primary emphasis on childhood and adolescence. Topics covered include temperament and personality, self and identity, attachment, family relationships, peer relations, aggression, and prosocial behavior. Course emphasizes consideration of educational and clinical practices in the context of research on social development.