PSY/605 PSY605 PSY 605 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT
- ashford university / PSY 605
- 23 May 2018
- Price: $20
- Other / Other
PSY 605 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT
Assignment
Selecting an Age
Group/Developmental Stage for the Final Paper
This week, you will begin preliminary work on your final
assignment in the course, Integrating the Field of Developmental Psychology: A
Review of the Literature, which is due in Week Six. To begin, select an age
group/developmental stage from the list below:
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Infancy and
toddlerhood (0-3 years)
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Childhood (3-12 years)
·
Adolescence (13-18
years)
·
Young Adulthood (18-40
years)
·
Middle-Late Adulthood
(40+ years)
In your paper, clearly identify the age group and developmental
stage selected. Describe the important physical, emotional, cognitive, and
social features of that age group. Analyze that developmental stage from the
point of view of at least three developmental theorists (For example, but not
limited to the viewpoints of; Piaget, Freud, Erickson, etc.). Summarize the
theory you find most useful to explain that developmental stage.
In the creation of the paper, support your selections and
conclusions with reasoned arguments. A minimum of three peer-reviewed articles
are required for this paper.
The paper
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Must be three to four
double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and
formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external
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Must include a
separate title page with the following:
o Title of paper
o Student’s name
o Course name and number
o Instructor’s name
o Date submitted
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Must use at least
three peer-reviewed sources. These may include the required articles for
the assignment.
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Must document all
sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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Must include a
separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined
in the Ashford Writing Center.