Advanced Psycology- Life stage interview

Written Assignment #2 Guidelines .Content
Guidelines for Writing Assignment #2 .Topic:

•Life stage interview; the main goal is to explain how the developmental domains interact to influence your interviewee’s behavior. For instance, how did their physical aging affect their cognitive ability? How did their educational experiences affect their social ability? In addition, compare their personal development to the text and research material you’ve read. Was their development considered “ typical”? Why or why not?
•&?ßsp;Interview someone who is in either the stage of adolescence or later life (65 and up). You should choose someone whom you have fairly close contact with, such as a family member, friend, co-worker, etc. In addition, interview someone who is comfortable answering all of your questions. Assure them that their privacy will be respected and their name will not be used in the paper. Select a pseudonym (a fake name) to use throughout your paper, and list that name in your references page.
•Describe and explain some of the influences that impacted your interviewee during one major developmental stage (their childhood, their adulthood, etc).
•Cover at least two of the four developmental domains (physical, cognitive, personality and social).
Sources – to earn full credit:

•At least one professional or scholarly journal (also known as "peer reviewed") is required as a source.
•The textbook must be used as one source.
•Use these sources to provide current research, background material, or supporting evidence about the life-stage issues you’re covering or topics that are specific to your interviewee. This might includes things such as memories of the Great Depression, experiences during WW II, or having moved and changed schools frequently as a child. Did she or he marry at a young age or lose a sibling in childhood? See the list below for more possibilities.
•All sources used must come from the Ivy Tech Virtual Library and must be highly credible. https://ivytech.edu/library/
•When using the Virtual Library databases, be sure you click on the "peer reviewed" or "scholarly journal" limiter; that way you’ll get only journal articles, rather than newspapers or popular magazines.
•All sources must have a listed author, or authors, and a publication date.
•Information from universities (.edu), research centers (.org), or the government (.gov) should be used rather than information from commercial interests which may be biased or may present only partial information.
•&?ßsp;Do not use blogs, wikis, pamphlets or similar unsubstantiated sources as these are not acceptable.
•Information from universities (.edu), research centers (.org), or the government (.gov) should be used rather than information from commercial interests which may be biased or may present only partial information; do not use .com or .net websites as a source of information for your paper.
Specifications:

•Include an APA title page and reference page.
•Include a minimum of 4 typed and double-spaced pages of text in addition to the title and reference pages.
•Use formal, college-level style. Use accurate and appropriate form and observe accepted rules of the language.
•You’ll need to use in-text citations. All factual information or claims must have a clearly cited source, and failure to cite your sources will be penalized.
•Any sources that you list on the reference page must be cited in the text of your paper, and any sources that you cite in the text must be listed in your references.
•Do not use slang, colloquialisms, contractions, or first person pronouns.
•Do not give your own opinions or discuss personal experiences or anecdotal evidence; the goal is to research and summarize the opinion of the experts on the specific topic.
•Use APA format for the title page and reference page.
•Use APA format for all in-text citations and final references of the resources used.
•Be careful not to plagiarize! The SafeAssign feature through which the paper is submitted will check your work for plagiarism, and plagiarism is a serious offense which can result in failing this assignment, failing the course, or being expelled from the college. Check here – Plagiarism – What It Is…
•Use black, 12-point Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri font and 1-inch margins.
•Submit through the assignment link on Blackboard.
•Save as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx file) or in Rich Text Format (.rtf file) only; do not submit work in any other format (such as Microsoft Works, Word Perfect, or Open Document Text, etc).
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Suggested Topics/Questions .Below you will find some suggested topics and questions that may help you in your interview. You are not required to ask these questions, they should simply be used as a guide. Be sure to cover at least two of the main developmental domains: physical, cognitive, personality or social development.

•Health
•Education/School Achievement
•Friendships
•Family Life
•Work Achievement
•Socioeconomic Class/Environment
•Significant life events (Deaths, moving, divorce, etc.)
•Cultural change (“How did it used to be?”)
Childhood: Physical: When did they first walk? Have exposure to language/talk? What was health care/immunization like? Any illnesses? Diet? Sleep patterns? Abuse/neglect? Spanking?

•Cognitive: What toys/games did they enjoy? How do they relate to Piaget’s stages of cognitive development? What kind of play behaviors did they exhibit? School experiences?
•Social: What was their typical daily routine like? Who took primary care of them? What attachments did they form? Family structure? Parenting styles? Erikson’s stages? How would they describe their general temperament, and is it similar to their present temperament? What did they learn about gender roles, and where did they learn it? Friendships/achievement in school? Ethnic/racial identity?
Adolescence: Physical: Early/late puberty, body image, sexual behavior, diet/exercise, athletic development

•Cognitive: School challenges, Piaget’s stages, language, memory
•Social: Transitions to middle/high school, Romantic relationships, Friendships, Family Structure changes, Mental Health, Erikson’s stages, first jobs
Adulthood:Physical: Declines in health? Mental health? Diet/exercise? Disease?

•Cognitive: Activities, Piaget’s stages, Memory
•Social: Transitioning to college/work, Transitioning to independence, Transitioning to parenting, Friendships, Erikson’s stages, Jobs, Midlife crisis/empty nest, grandparenting, preparing for retirement, Aging stereotypes, Thoughts on death
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Assignment # 2 Grading Criteria .Breadth and Depth of Content = 65% *Plagiarized material will receive 0 points

Outstanding / 88 – 97. 5 points
Expected / 60 – 87 points
Unacceptable / 0 – 59 points

Demonstrates understanding of developmental concepts as related to the interviewee’s experiences -Terminology is appropriately used and explained
Shows only partial understanding of developmental concepts as related to the interviewee’s experiences -Terminology is used incorrectly or is not explained
Demonstrates little understanding of developmwntal concepts as related to teh interviewee’s experiences -Terminology is incorrect, unclear, or absent

Good support for all points (using specific exampels frominterviewee) with clear reference to approved sources
Provides insufficient support (using partial or vague examples) or doesn’t fully reference sources
Limited support for all points (using few examples from interviewee) or use of personal or antecdotal evidence

Writing Organization = 25%

Outstanding / 33 – 37. 5 points
Expected / 26 – 32 points
Unacceptable / 0 – 25 points

Material is organized, cohesive, and communicates the content clearly
Material is not clearly organized
or is presented in inconsistently
Material is disorganized or haphazardly presented

Uses correct APA style -Correct quotations, title page, and reference page
1or 2 errors in APA-1or 2 errors in title page and reference page -1or 2 quotation errors
3 or more errors in APA style, quotations, title or reference pages, or any section is absent

At least 4 approved sources with accurate and complete citations
3 approved sources – 1or 2 errors in the citations or form
insufficient or unacceptable sources 3+ errors in the citations form

Mechanics = 10%

Outstanding / 13.5 – 15 points
Expected / 10.5 – 13 points
Unacceptable / 0 – 10 points

Correct use of Standard English, grammar, word choice, sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling – Writing is clear and concise
1or 2 errors in grammar, word choice, sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling-
1 or 2 writing errors
3 + errors in grammar, word choice, sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling- lacks clarity, is awkward or confusing
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