Purdue University Adolescence Cognitive Development Paper

I don’t understand this Psychology question and need help to study.

write 1500 words based on the instructions

The paper is to be an analysis of an infant (0-2 years old), or an adolescent ( 12 -18 years old) or

an older adult (60 years or older) either from literature, film or life experience in relation to one

of the topics covered in the text. Examples include birth process, infant physical or cognitive

development, Adolescent physical or cognitive development, physical aging, grand parenting,

retirement, memory impairment, etc. The paper should include at least two references, which

should be from a research article related to your topic. (not web pages). The research articles

must be from psychology journals such as but not limited to Psychology of Aging,

Developmental Psychology, Journal of Gerontology, Journal of Clinical and Counseling

Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, etc.

Your paper should include a summary of your topic and how your infant, adolescent or older

adult exemplifies or does not exemplify the information you have examined.

The paper should be from 5-7 pages in length. The paper should be written in APA format – 1

inch margins, doubled spaced. You should include an abstract.

If you refer to a book or article in your paper use the following format. At the beginning of the

sentence or in the middle of a sentence use Jensen (2004) states that … and then at end of the

sentence (p. 104). At the end of a sentence use – It has been found that most older adults

experience some conflict with their adult children (Jensen, 2004, p 104). If the article you are

citing has more than six authors, just list the surname of the first author and et al. and the year of

publication – Jensen et al. (2004) stated that … If you cite an article in your paper that article

must be listed in your reference book.

Include a reference list of any works cited in the paper as well as the book or film which you are

analyzing at the end of the paper. Arrange entries in the reference list in alphabetical order by the

last name of the first author.

Example of reference to a book

Bernstein, T.M. (1965). The careful writer: A modern guide to English usage. New York:

MacMillan.

Example of reference to a research journal article

Spetch, M. & Wilkie, D.M. (1983). Subjective Shortening: A model of pigeon’s

memory for event duration. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 9, 14-30.

Example of reference to a film

Mass, J.B. (Producer), & Glick, D.H. (Director). (1979). Deeper into hypnosis (Film)

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Purdue University Adolescence Cognitive Development Paper

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.