Assignment
Developmental psychology seeks to address various aspects of human development, including physical, cognitive, social, moral, and personality development.
Write a 1,050 to 1,400 words paper discussing the influences on physical and cognitive development.
Select one of the stages of development below as the focus of your paper.
1. Infancy: from birth to 1 year
2. Early childhood: from 1-6 years
3. Middle childhood: from 6-12 years
4. Adolescence: from 12-18 years
5. Early adulthood: from 18-40 years
6. Middle adulthood: from 40-60 years
7. Late adulthood: from 60+ years
Address the following in relation to the selected stage:
1. What factors affect physical development? Consider hereditary and environmental influences. Provide examples.
2. What factors affect cognitive development? Consider hereditary and environmental influences. Provide examples.
3. What factors affect social, moral, and personality development? Describe the factors by explaining at least two theoretical perspectives associated with social, moral, and personality development.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, 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 course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.