Developmental Psych

Reading
Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
Chapter 14: Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood
Assignment
Public Media: Adolescence OR Young Adulthood
Find an article in the public media (e.g., newspaper, magazine, radio, TV, web page) that relates in some way to the developmental stages we are learning about in Weeks 4 and 5 (Adolescence or Young
Adulthood). Review the information and find the supporting evidence that was the basis for the article. Read the information in the textbook that signifies different stages of development (i.e., physical, cognitive,
emotional, personality, etc.). Students may want to visit the DeVry Library and the sites provided in the Webliography tab for easy access to credible information. Your grade will be based on the following.
• Relevance to developmental psychology
• Summary: Was the information sufficient for the audience to understand what was in the public media, whether or not you found it credible, and why or why not?
• Evaluation of the sources: Criteria used to complete the evaluation
Requirements
• Research
1. Information on the media and developmental stages in adolescence or young adulthood
2. Textbook information on stages of development
• Written paper is designed as typical college writing standards for an essay paper