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 The fascination with the mysteries of human
development goes back far into human history. This course studies the major
theorists, researchers and schools of thought that have contributed to our
attempts to unravel and understand the mysteries of how and why human beings
develop into the people they become, with the multitude of capacities and
subtle nuances of being human. The student will have the opportunity to
study, as well as to apply the knowledge of developmental psychologists through
class discussion and a major class project applying the material we examine
to a self-study and developmental analysis project.
 No, this is not your brain on drugs, rather it is
your mind according to Freud. We will study his theories of personality
development as well as many others, including the humanistic theory of
Abraham Maslow, whose notion of the Hierarchy of Needs is depicted above
right. We will also examine findings from laboratory research, as well as following a group of children from age 7 to 56.
I can be reached by email at
rb@vorlon1.com. Email me.
"Imagination
is more important than knowledge, for knowledge is limited
while imagination
embraces the entire world."
-Albert Einstein
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