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PSYC-2034: Developmental Psychology

Description: Basic principles of human psychological development from the prenatal period through old age. Interactions between biological and environmental influences on the developing individual. Research methods in developmental science. Cultural influence on parenting practices, identity formation, and attitudes toward the elderly. Survey of recent literature within the areas of perceptual, cognitive, neurobiological, social, and emotional development.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: PSYC-1004

Required By: PSYC-4034, PSYC-4234

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 42

Average GPA: 3.65 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 61.86%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.58%

Ya Yun Chen202457.2%33.4%4.8%0.0%4.8%0.0%3.341
Vanessa Diaz202474.1%16.6%5.1%1.5%1.6%1.0%3.5811
Morgan B Lindenmuth202480.8%17.1%0.0%0.0%2.1%0.0%3.691
Madeline M Netto202471.6%21.6%3.4%3.3%0.0%0.0%3.561
Staff Lindenmuth202465.0%30.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.571
Julie C Dunsmore201964.0%20.0%8.1%0.0%4.0%4.0%3.431
Toria I Herd201941.5%41.5%12.2%0.0%2.4%2.4%3.211
Madeleine D Bruce202170.6%20.3%7.8%1.0%0.4%0.0%3.564
Christensen Adrienne Means202168.0%25.7%3.6%2.1%0.7%0.0%3.573
Mohamed Zerrouk202495.0%4.1%0.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.944
Amanda J Watson202074.9%23.4%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.732
Caroline H Taylor202357.2%33.9%5.3%2.3%0.4%0.9%3.514
Guoliang Liu201978.2%20.0%0.0%1.8%0.0%0.0%3.721
Kristin M Peviani201983.1%11.9%1.7%0.0%0.0%3.4%3.821
Meza Staff Garcia202196.8%3.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.942
Jennifer J Phillips202387.4%10.5%1.7%0.4%0.0%0.0%3.844

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Summer I 2024Fall 2024Term050% W