Developmental Psychology

After taking a general look at psychology and some of its major theories, we will trace psychological thought about the human life by focusing on human development. We will look at models of human development put forward by Saint Thomas Aquinas and other Catholic philosophers, Jean Piaget, Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson, and Lawrence Kohlberg, as well as a few others. Students will not only learn about psychology, they will also learn a lot about themselves.

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Gender Differences

Women engage in rapport talk:
  • Establish intimacy
  • Negotiate relationships
  • Private

Men engage in report talk:
  • Exhibit knowledge
  • Brag about skill
  • Preserve independence
  • Make others notice
  • Public


Women are more sensitive to metamessages & non-verbal communication

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