Assignment: Psychology Application Paper
For this assignment, you will select and watch a film that is related to issues of development and developmental psychology. The film should focus on a particular period of development. Additionally, students will apply developmental theories to at least one character from the film.
Examples of potential films include: Look Who's Talking or Three Men and a Baby (infancy), The Breakfast Club or Juno (adolescence), Failure to Launch (emerging adulthood), Grumpy Old Men or Tuesdays with Morrie (Late Adulthood) or any other film that is appropriate for this class.
This paper should be no less than 4 pages in length, excluding your title page and references page. The paper will be broken into three main sections:
· Part 1: Provide a brief synopsis of the movie in your own words (less than 1 page)
· Part 2: Apply the concepts and theories to the film. You must address the following:
o Explain what developmental theories can be applied to this movie and the main character
o Explain what other influences such as peers or family members in the film have on the main character
o Explain how context (e.g., culture, SES, neighborhood) influences the main ?character
· Part 3: Provide a brief concluding paragraph summarizing your thoughts on the film and how it relates to class (less than one page).
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.