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, Brooklyn College
Psychology Department
Lifespan Development– Spring 2022
Course & Section: Psychology 220 & TR11
Class hours: Tuesday & Thursday: 11:00 – 12:15 P.M.
Professor: Daphne Harel
E-mail:
Office hours: uesday: 1:00 – 3:00 P.M.& 5313
T
James Hall
Prerequisite(s): Introductory Psychology (Psych 1000)
Required Texts: Berk, L. (2013). Exploring Lifespan Development, 4th Edition. Pearson
Education.
ISBN- 978-0-205-95738-5
Required Materials: Supplementary materials will be distributed via in class hand-outs, email,
and/or Blackboard.
Course Description: This course is designed to provide students with insight into the process
and dynamics of human development from conception through adult maturity, old age, and
death. It will focus on the interaction among biological, cognitive, and psychosocial
development, influencing the course of psychological development across the lifespan. In this
course, students are expected to integrate these perspectives into their own personal experiences
and observations of human development. Emphasis will be placed on an empirical approach that
recognizes the importance of theory and research in understanding development throughout the
lifetime. The course will utilize multimedia lectures, reflection papers, class activities and
discussions.
Course Objective: The objectives for this course are for students to:
➢ Identify and describe stages of the developing person at different periods of the lifespan
from birth to death.
➢ Evaluate the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the developmental
process of the individual.
➢ Understand the biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial influences throughout the lifespan
as an ongoing set of processes, involving both continuity and change.
➢ Analyze the different developmental perspectives of the major theories of development.
➢ Develop insight into and appreciation for cultural, ethnic differences that influence
development.
➢ Demonstrate critical thinking and cognitive-processing abilities by careful reading, clear
written expression, and clear oral communication.
BEEN
, Brooklyn College
Psychology Department
Lifespan Development– Spring 2022
Course & Section: Psychology 220 & TR11
Class hours: Tuesday & Thursday: 11:00 – 12:15 P.M.
Professor: Daphne Harel
E-mail:
Office hours: uesday: 1:00 – 3:00 P.M.& 5313
T
James Hall
Prerequisite(s): Introductory Psychology (Psych 1000)
Required Texts: Berk, L. (2013). Exploring Lifespan Development, 4th Edition. Pearson
Education.
ISBN- 978-0-205-95738-5
Required Materials: Supplementary materials will be distributed via in class hand-outs, email,
and/or Blackboard.
Course Description: This course is designed to provide students with insight into the process
and dynamics of human development from conception through adult maturity, old age, and
death. It will focus on the interaction among biological, cognitive, and psychosocial
development, influencing the course of psychological development across the lifespan. In this
course, students are expected to integrate these perspectives into their own personal experiences
and observations of human development. Emphasis will be placed on an empirical approach that
recognizes the importance of theory and research in understanding development throughout the
lifetime. The course will utilize multimedia lectures, reflection papers, class activities and
discussions.
Course Objective: The objectives for this course are for students to:
➢ Identify and describe stages of the developing person at different periods of the lifespan
from birth to death.
➢ Evaluate the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the developmental
process of the individual.
➢ Understand the biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial influences throughout the lifespan
as an ongoing set of processes, involving both continuity and change.
➢ Analyze the different developmental perspectives of the major theories of development.
➢ Develop insight into and appreciation for cultural, ethnic differences that influence
development.
➢ Demonstrate critical thinking and cognitive-processing abilities by careful reading, clear
written expression, and clear oral communication.
