Background (about 3-4 pages)
(This is the most important part of the paper!)
(You should cite at least 3 references in this part – Santrock (2014) and/or Wenger (2021) and then 2 more journal articles.)
Describe the general topic for this research (i.e., is it about cognitive development, personality development,
social development, etc.?) Perhaps describe a theory that relates to the general topic. Describe some of the original
research (you may describe related research) that was conducted utilizing the task that you observed. What was the
purpose of the research? How did some researchers implement the task? What people were used as subjects or
participants? What were some results and conclusions? At minimum, include brief summaries of two research articles
you found via PsycINFO(EBSCOhost) or PsycARTICLES(EBSCOhost), as described below. Do not only rely on these
articles for information in this section, but use content from these articles to supplement your discussion (e.g., how they
might support or weaken what you are presenting).
The Current Task/Observation (about 2 pages)
Describe your subject/participant. Describe the task you used (it can be a variation of the original task). Describe
how the task relates to the general topic you presented earlier. Describe or include any materials you used for the
observation. Describe the steps you used to set-up the observation. Describe your prediction for what would happen, and
then describe what actually happened (i.e., the results).
Conclusion (about 1 page)
Describe what can be concluded from your (small-scale) observation (understand that theories are based on
overall trends with many participants and not individual instances; also, theories are never completely correct nor
completely incorrect). In particular, describe why you believe the results occurred as they did, and describe what you
would try differently if you could try the project again.
References (1 page)
List the two research articles you cited in the “Background” section in APA format. Also, list the Santrock
and/or Wenger references appropriately (if you used information from these sources).
Your project will be graded with these criteria in mind. About 50% of your score will be based on providing
quality content/information related to Child Growth and Development. About 30% of your score will be based on
applying that content/information to the rest of the paper. About 20% of your score will be based on quality of
writing (e.g., spelling, coherence, applying general APA format, and following basic directions).
Few Examples: Jean Piaget- preoperational stage (age2-7) Centration experiment, Animism; Domain-Specific Theories Experiment.
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