Psy 566 Research in Applied Developmental Psychology

Conducted in collaboration with an approved faculty research mentor. Research areas may include prosocial, social, cognitive, and motivational development, attachment, peer groups, parenting, teaching, early literacy, identity, aging, coping, self-system processes, and the social and cross-cultural contexts of development, including the family, schools, and day care. Involves data gathering, analysis, and/or reporting results of research conducted in a field setting. Emphasis on applied issues related to research design, data collection, data analysis, and scientific writing.