Developmental Psychology
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Developmental Psychology at Swayam Overview
Duration | 15 weeks |
Start from | Start Now |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
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Credential | Certificate |
Developmental Psychology at Swayam Highlights
- Earn a certification from Manipur University
- Learn from expert faculty
Developmental Psychology at Swayam Course details
- Teachers, school administrators, and curriculum developers benefit from understanding developmental psychology to create age-appropriate learning experiences and interventions for students of different ages and developmental stages
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of major developmental theories, including but not limited to psychoanalytic, cognitive, behavioral, and socio-cultural perspectives
- Students will be able to describe the typical physical, cognitive, social, and emotional changes that occur across the lifespan, from prenatal development through old age
- Students will develop the ability to critically evaluate research findings and theoretical perspectives in developmental psychology, considering factors such as methodology, cultural context, and applicability to real-world settings
- Students will be able to apply developmental concepts and theories to real-world scenarios, such as parenting practices, educational interventions, or clinical case studies
- Developmental psychology is the study of development in human beings at different stages of life from conception till death
- It refers to how people grow, adapt and change over the course of their lifetime physically, socially, cognitively, emotionally, morally and through language and personality development
- Development of an individual also depends on heredity and environmental factors
- Human development follows certain patterns and the sequence of development may be predicted but there are differences from individual to individual in the manner and the nature of development as every individual is unique
- The main objectives of this course are to enable the learners to understand the concept of human development, its relevant theories and themes with due emphasis on research designs in the field
Developmental Psychology at Swayam Curriculum
WEEK 1
Concept of Human Development: Meaning, perspectives, processes
Lifespan perspective
PART I- Psychoanalytic perspective: Freud’s psychosexual theory
PART I- Psychodynamic perspective: Erikson’s psychosocial theory
WEEK 2
Behavioural perspective: Classical conditioning
Behavioural perspective: Operant conditioning
Cognitive perspective: Piaget’s cognitive development theory
Cognitive perspective: Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory
WEEK 3
Cognitive perspective: Information processing
Social cognitive perspective: Bandura’s social cognitive theory
Bioecological perspective: Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory
Constructive learning
WEEK 4
Humanistic Perspective: Abraham Maslow’s need hierarchy theory
Humanistic Perspective: Carl Rogers’ Humanistic Development Theory
Evolutionary Perspective
Ethological Perspective: Konrad Lorenz's Imprinting Theory
WEEK 5
PART I- Ethological Perspective: John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory
Themes of Human Development
Research Designs: Correlational, Experimental, modified experimental
Prenatal period
WEEK 6
Childbirth and postpartum period
Infancy
Babyhood
WEEK 7
Early Childhood
Middle and Late Childhood
Puberty
WEEK 8
Adolescence
Early Adulthood
Middle Adulthood
WEEK 9
Late Adulthood
End of Life
Physical and perceptual development
WEEK 10
Cognitive development
Language development
Emotional development
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