PSY340
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PSY340 - Introduction to Cognitive Development
Course Description
In this course you will learn how young children learn to think, starting in infancy and extending into early and middle childhood, along with theories and experimental methods used to study cognitive development. For example, you will learn about the negative effects of early media exposure, how children learn to take another person's perspective, that infants and toddlers understand much more than they can say, about the development of self-control, the reliability of children's eyewitness testimony, surprising ideas children have about the size of themselves and their toys, how well we can predict children's school performance from tests of basic cognitive processes, how children \"learn\" to learn, and the effect of culture on the developing mind.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Undergraduate
Course Attributes
WE - WEC (Writing Emphasis Course)
May be convened with
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Lecture
Workload Hours
3
Optional Component
No
Typically Offered Main Campus
Fall, Spring, Summer
Typically Offered UA Online Campus
Fall, Spring, Summer