PSY3350 TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
| Course Code: | 2333350 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 7.0 |
| Department: | Psychology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course has two components. First part focuses on the determinants of parenting behaviour, second part involves parenting styles, parenting behaviours and related child outcomes.
Students will learn¼.
Why do people become parents?
Whether parental factors like age, education, health and personality are related to parenting behaviours?
Whether child characteristics like age, gender and temperament are related to parenting behaviours?
Contextual factors and their relevance to parenting
Parenting styles
Parenting domains and child outcomes
Course Content
Each topics course is designed to deepen the student ` s knowledge in a selected issue-oriented sub-area of the field. The course may involve analysis of current theoretical debates, a detailed treatment of a subarea, which may appear as a chapter in a regular survey course, or by getting acquainted with the skills required for in depth analysis.