For this assignment, you will select one of the following areas of lifespan development for review:
•Psychosocial development.
Once you have selected your area of development, review the prominent theories associated with that area, and choose a minimum of one theory to investigate.
You will complete a 3–5 page paper that discusses the area of development and theories you have chosen. In addition to information contained in your course materials, you will be required to incorporate information from a minimum of two recent (a publication date within the last 10 years) scholarly articles in the paper. To assist you in conducting your article search, Resources have been provided in the Resource section of this assignment.
Your selected articles should address current psychological research that supports or negates the developmental theories you have selected and should be contained in one of the many databases found in the Capella Library. Guidelines for using the Capella Library search functions and recommended databases are found in the Library’s Undergraduate Research Guide, in the section for Psychology courses. A link to the Library Guide is provided in the Resource section of this assignment.
Use the following outline to construct your paper:
Introduction
This section of your paper should provide an overview of the lifespan development area and related theories you have selected.
Related Research
In this section summarize each of the articles you have selected for this paper. Your summary should include the following:
1.A statement regarding the purpose of the psychological research. Note: The purpose of the research will be discussed in the abstract, introduction, and discussion/conclusion sections of the article.
2.Identification of the specific methods utilized by the researchers to conduct the study. Note: This information is addressed in the methods section of the articles.
3.A discussion of the research findings and their implications. Note: This information is addressed in the discussion or conclusion section of the article.
Conclusion
You should conclude your paper with 1–2 paragraphs that compare and contrast your selected articles. Explain how the research studies support or negate the lifespan development theory(s) you selected. Explore how the research outlined in your selected articles relates to the course material you have studied thus far in class.
Assignment Requirements
•Written Communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
•APA Formatting: Resources and citations should be formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting.
•Font and Font Size: Times New Roman, 12 point, double-spaced. Use Microsoft Word to complete the assignment.
•Length: 3–5 pages.
Writing Assistance
During your first course at Capella you were required to complete a research paper. Throughout the course you were introduced to a variety of writing resources designed to assist you in completing a correctly formatted paper. In the Resource section of this assignment are files that contain links to those writing resources. Refer to those files to refresh your memory and assist you in writing and formatting this assignment.
Several additional resources to help you successfully complete your assignment are housed in the Using the Tools of Academia interactive media piece contained in your media accordion file.
•Use the RefWorks function to organize and format any sources you select for the paper.
•Use SmarThinking for assistance editing and reviewing your paper.
•You are required to use Turnitin to ensure that you have correctly paraphrased and cited any resources you incorporated into your paper. Please include the results of that submission in your assignment.
Note: Your instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your writing. In the tool, click on the linked resources for helpful writing information.
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