David S. Moore, Ph.D.
Broad Hall 108
Ext.: 71648
dmoore@pitzer.edu

Pitzer College
Psychology 199: Seminar in Developmental Psychology
Infancy (Spring, 2013)

Class Logistics
Time: Mondays 2:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Avery Hall 202

David Moore's Office Hours
Tuesdays 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

If I need to change these office hours as the semester's schedule becomes clearer, I'll obviously let you know. Also, if by any chance this turns out not to be enough, I'll certainly arrange for others. In addition, I'm free to be scheduled -- in fact, if you'd let me know that you'd like to come in to talk, that would be even better for me. Under any circumstances, I'll be in my office or lab lots, so you can just drop on in.
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Course Description:

This seminar will focus on development in the first 18 months of life. Students in this course will read current and seminal journal articles as a means of examining controversial areas in the field of infant development, such as attachment, sex differences, the development of prosocial behavior, and temperament.
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Between the first and second classes, please look over the list of topics on the syllabus, choose those topics that you would most like to present, and email me with your preferences. Topics will be assigned on a first come, first served basis, and there is no guarantee that the topics you choose will be the topics you’ll present.

Here is what you can expect to do on (and before!) the day(s) you will be presenting:

  • You will be responsible for leading the discussion on the day(s) assigned to you.
  • You will be asked to lead the discussion on the one or two articles I have chosen for the day(s) assigned to you. Links to these articles are provided on the syllabus.
  • In addition, you will be responsible for finding one other article (15 pages max) relevant to the topic we will be discussing on that day. You will need to have gotten my approval for this article by 2:45 p.m. one full week before you will be presenting, so you should plan to be in touch with me about it at the end of the previous week (approximately 10 days before your presentation date).
  • You will be responsible for getting the chosen article delivered to me (in a PDF file-format...if you have only a paper copy of your article, you will need to scan it into a digital file) by 2:45 p.m. one week prior to your presentation.
  • You will be responsible for providing a copy of your chosen article to the other students in the class.
  • During the final 10 minutes of class one week before your presentation, you will be asked to offer your classmates helpful reading hints about the article you have chosen.

Finally, every week, each student NOT presenting that week will be asked to proffer at least two questions that came to mind while checking out the weekly readings (see requirements for more information). These questions should be submitted (72 hours prior to class) to our Sakai Web Site, to help the student who will be leading the discussion prepare for the task.

A FINAL NOTE:
Come to class armed with your questions and ideas about the readings. Share your ideas and thoughts with the rest of us. In a seminar, participants learn from each other, so it will be important for everyone to put themselves out there, think out loud, and basically just let it fly. Don't just be a sponge; this course will fulfill its potential only if everyone contributes to the collaboration. If you plan to miss class, please notify me of your reason via email.

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