Child Psychology (PSY 2030) Writing Assignment
Literature
Review (150
points)
Due date:
Name:
Purpose of assignment is to measure students’ ability to:
1. 1.
Explain the major theoretical perspectives in childhood
developmental psychology, including the biological,
psychodynamic, behavioral and sociocultural.
2. 2.
Interpret research methods used by developmental psychologists
to study childhood as a developmental period of the life span.
3. 3.
Distinguish the differences between genetic and
environmental factors that influence development during the
period of childhood.
4. 4.
Evaluate differences in the physical, cognitive, social, emotional
and moral changes that occur during childhood.
5. 5.
Explain the issues related to parenting, schooling, and peer
relationships during the period of childhood from the context of
contemporary societal challenges.
6. 6. Apply ethical principles used to protect and promote the “best
interest of the child”.
7. 7.
Use information literacy skills to research individual/group
papers, projects, and presentations related to child
development.
Grading: This assignment is worth 150 points, 15% of the final course
grade.
Directions: You are to prepare a 3-5 page (including cover and
reference pages) paper that reviews the literature on a topic of interest
in child psychology. Focusing on one period of development, you are to
discuss your topic and its impact on child development.
1. 1) Provide description and definition of your chosen topic (i.e.,
autism and sensory motor development) using textbook information
and child development literature.
2. 2) Discuss major theoretical approaches that contribute to an
understanding of the topic of child development.
3. 3) Discuss the domains of development (i.e., physical, cognitive,
psychosocial) as relevant to your topic.
4. 4) Discuss at least 3 bidirectional influences of the topic on the child and the contexts of development (i.e., parenting, schooling,
relationships, society). Also include a discussion of the impact of
genetic and environmental factors inherent to the topic.
5. 5) Select 4 data driven research articles published within the last
7 years relevant to your topic of interest. Integrate the findings of
the articles into your discussion of the topic.
1)
1. 6)
Evaluate the research methods employed by psychologists on
this topic. Are the articles that you read correlational or experimental?
Cross-sectional research or longitudinal? Do you feel the methods are
adequate to address the topic? Why? Why not?
2. 7)
Discuss your opinion (undergirded by textbook and readings) on
this topic. Explain any future directions in research that you would
take to promote the best interest of the child as it relates to your
topic.
Your paper must be done using the APA formatting style (from the 6th edition
American Psychological Association Style Manual) which includes:
1. 1)
A title page with the title in the middle of the page, page
number, your name, class and professor’s name;
2. 2)
page numbering in the upper right corner beginning with 1 on the
title page;
3. 3)
in-text citations in APA format (that means the citation follows
either the quote or the paraphrase of the information provided) and
4. 4)
a reference page at the end (called References) in APA format.

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