Assignment
1. Suppose you, as a lifespan development researcher, are interested in investigating attitudes around financial security and how it changes during adulthood years. In designing the research study, you decide to include samples of 25, 35 and 45 year old participants.
a. What research method(s) would you use in order to investigate this research question? Identify them and explain your reasoning for your choice.
b. How would "a millennial cohort effect" potentially impact your results? Explain your reasoning with knowledge based on your research and discussion around that population, and provide your sources.
c. How would you design the experiment to control for cohort effects? Explain your answer.
2. A child who is born deaf can acquire sign language on the same developmental timetable that hearing children are able to acquire language of their native culture. Refer to the relevant reading from Chapter 4 as well Given this information, answer the following questions:
a. Would acquisition of sign language be an example ofexperience expectant or experience dependentbrain growth? Explainyour answer.
b. According to what we know about critical periods for language acquisition, when should the parents or caregivers make sure that the child is exposed to sign language? Explainyour answer.
c. For deaf adults who are fluent in sign language, how is language processing lateralized in the brain? How does this provide evidence for brain plasticity in these individuals?
3. Suppose an infant displays a very inhibited and shy temperament, and responds with distress/fear to novel stimuli.
a. How might each of the three genotype-environment correlations influence outcomes in this child's development, respectively?
b. How could the parents or caregivers for the child use the goodness-of-fit model to promote positive outcomes for development for the child?
4. For this "video search-and-share" question, do a video search in public domains (such as YouTube) and find a video clip (no more than 3 minutes) depicting a child or children in infancy, toddlerhood or early childhood behaving in some way (ex. Playing make-believe, interacting with caregivers, expressing emotions).
a. Provide a link to the video. Also, if the video is longer than 3 minutes, provide the timestamp for the clip portion you are describing (ex. 2:14-3:26).
b. Describeyour observation of the behavior.
c. Identifya theory among those we have covered in this class and applythis theory to infer a detailed explanation of the behavior you are observing. Be sure to bring in specific concepts of that theory in your explanation; for instance, in discussing Piagetian theory you might relate the behavior being observed to concept such as schemes and/or mental representation. This answer should be in paragraph format.
5. For this set of questions, you will want to refer back to your previous investigation regarding research on self-esteem and self-concept in early childhood (Chapter 8 thought questions).
a. Describe and evaluate the impact of promoting positive self-esteem in young children.
b. How does development of self-esteem and self-concept vary across cultures? Provide explanation based on your previous research.
c. List your sources for any of the information you use to answer parts a and b.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.