Developmental Psychology
本课程探讨个体从受精卵到死亡的毕生发展过程，涵盖生理、认知、社会情感三大领域的发展规律。内容包括发展心理学的理论流派（皮亚杰、维果茨基、埃里克森等）、胎儿发育与婴儿期、儿童期的认知与社会性发展、青少年的自我认同与同伴关系、成年期的发展任务、老化与临终心理等。课程强调遗传与环境的交互作用，培养学生以发展视角理解人类行为的能力。
This course explores human development from conception to death, covering physical, cognitive, and social-emotional domains across the lifespan. Topics include major developmental theories (Piaget, Vygotsky, Erikson), prenatal development and infancy, cognitive and social development in childhood, adolescent identity and peer relationships, adult developmental tasks, and aging and end-of-life psychology. The interaction of nature and nurture is emphasized throughout.
学生对一名3-12岁儿童进行至少两次观察（每次不少于40分钟），运用皮亚杰认知发展阶段理论或维果茨基最近发展区理论对观察结果进行分析。报告需包含观察对象背景、观察方法与过程、观察记录、理论分析、教育建议等部分，字数约2500字。
Students conduct at least two 40-minute observations of a child aged 3-12 and analyze the findings using Piaget's cognitive development stages or Vygotsky's zone of proximal development. The report includes participant background, observation method and procedure, observation records, theoretical analysis, and educational recommendations, approximately 2500 words.