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PSYC -FPX 2600

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PSYC -FPX 2600

Assessment 1

Worksheet 1: Developmental Foundations

For this assessment, you’ll use the first two chapters of the textbook, Lifespan Development, to complete your worksheet.

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Introduction

People grow best in different places and situations, and what works well for one person may not be the same for someone else. Life is not always a simple path—there are often surprises and changes along the way. As we get older, we experience many changes, and certain moments in life are especially important for growth. People respond to the expectations of their family, friends, and background in different ways at different ages. Life experiences can vary greatly depending on who someone is and where they come from.

Assessment Instructions

Complete the Assessment 1 Worksheet [DOCX]. Carefully follow the directions on the worksheet.

Use Citations

When you use ideas or words from the textbook in your responses, add an APA style in-text citation and then add the book to the References section at the end of the worksheet. Copy the examples listed below and paste them into your worksheet as needed.

  • Reference section format:
    • Riser, D., Spielman, R., & Biek, D. (2024). Lifespan development. OpenStax.
  • In-text citation format:
    • (Riser et al., 2024)

Submission Requirements

Submit the completed worksheet.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

  • Competency 1: Apply key concepts and themes in the key domains of physical, cognitive, and sociocultural development.
    • Explain genes in own words and analyze the effect of genes and upbringing on life experiences.
    • Explain how caregivers make a bond stronger and how they affect a newborn.
  • Competency 2: Use scientific reasoning and information literacy skills.
    • Explain how researchers can make work relevant and respectful to cultures. Explain personal examples of understanding and learning from other cultures.
    • Explain ways both natural traits and experiences have helped shape the individual, providing examples from one's own life. 
  • Competency 3: Describe ethical standards used by psychologists.
    • Explain the importance of ethics and rules in research, with examples.
  • Competency 4: Describe the relationship between lifespan development knowledge and a meaningful professional direction.
    • Explain what from the text can immediately apply in work, school, or personal life.
  • Competency 5: Communicate professionally with proper mechanics and effective organization.
    • Use mostly accurate and consistently formatted APA in-text citations and full references, with a few minor errors. Provide nearly complete information for all sources cited.
    • Write clearly and effectively with a few minor areas for improvement in conciseness or organization. Ideas are mostly logically organized. Allow few grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors, and these do not detract from overall understanding.
    • Use the resources linked below to help complete this assessment.
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      Lifespan Development Concepts and Theories

      Skill-Building ObjectiveIn addition to the academic content, this course will help you build your skills in paraphrasing, using the Capella library, citing your sources in APA style, and critical thinking. You’ll be expected to demonstrate these skills in your assessments.Each assessment, you will move through the stages of human lifespan development.

      Lifespan Development

      To prepare for this assessment, read the assigned textbook chapters from Lifespan Development:
      • Chapter 1, “Lifespan Psychology and Developmental Theories.”
        • In Chapter 1, you will learn key ideas, models that explain growth, and how research in this field is conducted while following ethical guidelines.
      • Chapter 2, “Genetic, Prenatal and Perinatal Development.”
        • Chapter 2 covers how children inherit traits and health conditions from their parents. It also explains the effects of substances like alcohol, caffeine, and raw fish during pregnancy. Additionally, you will explore family planning methods and the different options for where to give birth, such as in a hospital or at home.

      Human Development Theorists

      In this course, you’ll use ideas and research from well-known experts to help you with your assessments. The video below will introduce you to some of the most important people who have studied how humans grow and change over time. You’ll learn about their big ideas—and you’ll be using many of them in this class!
      • Human Development Theorists.

      Additional Resources

      APA Style: Parenthetical Citations

      It's important to use APA style when giving credit to the sources you use in your assessments.The most common type of APA citation goes at the end of a sentence in parentheses. These are called parenthetical citations.Here are some important rules to follow:
      • Use a citation anytime you share a fact that is not your own opinion or experience.
      • A citation must include the author's last name and the year of publication.
      • Put a comma between the author's name and the year.
      • If you're citing a book or a quote, include a page number. If there is no page number, use a paragraph numberinstead.
      • When citing two authors, use & instead of the word and.
      • When citing three or more authors, write the first author's last name followed by "et al."
      Following these rules will help you give proper credit to your sources!

      Citation Examples

      If your source has one author:
      • Writing can be an amazing experience (Drake, 2024).
      If your source has two authors:
      • Citations are fun (Drake & Johnson, 2019).
      If your source has three or more authors:
      • Citations are fun (Drake et al., 2019).

      Writing: Paraphrasing

      Paraphrasing is an important writing skill. We recommend paraphrasing instead of using quotes because:
      • It makes your writing smoother and easier to understand.
      • It shows that you truly understand the information.

      Basics of Paraphrasing

      Paraphrasing starts with three simple steps:
      1. Read the source carefully.
      2. Pick the part you want to paraphrase—usually a sentence or two. To do this, think about what information you need for your assessment. Know your main idea and key points, then find facts that support them.
      3. Make sure you understand what you read. Look up words you don’t know and use your textbook or other sources to help with new ideas. Once you understand it, use the paraphrasing techniques you learn in this course.
        • Look away from the source and write down what you think it means.
        • Compare what you wrote to the original source. Look for: (a) accuracy, and (b) that it uses different words and sentence structure.
        • Cite your paraphrase.

      Capella Library: Getting Started

      Throughout this course, we encourage you to further explore class topics by looking up articles in the library. Begin by reviewing the following pages to learn about the help available to you:

      Critical Thinking: Overview

      Throughout this course, we’ll examine the element of thought point of view. Go to the following page and select the Point of View element of thought to learn more.

      Academic Integrity 

      Properly crediting the work of others and preventing plagiarism are important for all students. The following media activity provides insight into these important facets of academic work. 
      • Use Your Own Words: Preventing Plagiarism.

      Writing Support 

      Visit the Writing Support page for the Capella Writing Center to access resources to support you in your writing. Available resources include writing webinars and one-on-one coaching with a writing coach.

      Critical Thinking 

      Critical thinking is the foundation of many skills in the field of psychology. In this course, you will need these skills for this assessment. Read this resource for an overview of how critical thinking is defined and why it is important in your work in your program of study and in your career. 

      Capella University Library 

      Take some time to explore the Capella University Library. One helpful introduction is Welcome to the Capella Library [Video]. If you have not already done so in your orientation, take a moment to view this guided tour. It will familiarize you with the Capella library and how to use it for your coursework. 

      Additional Resources

      • Capella Mobile App.
        • We recommend downloading the Capella mobile app to your phone for quick access to the course.
      • Evidence and APA.
        • Use this link for access to APA style writing, citations, and references.
      • Microsoft Editor.
        • Visit this Writing Centerpage for tips on using Microsoft Editor to support your writing.
        • Ensure you have not made any grammar, usage, and writing mechanics errors.
      • Technical Support.
        • Contact Technical Support whenever you experience technical issues in the courseroom.
      • Advising.
        • Have you scheduled an appointment with your academic coach?

Use the resources linked below to help complete this assessment.

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Lifespan Development Concepts and Theories

Skill-Building Objective

In addition to the academic content, this course will help you build your skills in paraphrasing, using the Capella library, citing your sources in APA style, and critical thinking. You’ll be expected to demonstrate these skills in your assessments.

Each assessment, you will move through the stages of human lifespan development.

Lifespan Development

To prepare for this assessment, read the assigned textbook chapters from Lifespan Development:

  • Chapter 1, “Lifespan Psychology and Developmental Theories.”
    • In Chapter 1, you will learn key ideas, models that explain growth, and how research in this field is conducted while following ethical guidelines.
  • Chapter 2, “Genetic, Prenatal and Perinatal Development.”
    • Chapter 2 covers how children inherit traits and health conditions from their parents. It also explains the effects of substances like alcohol, caffeine, and raw fish during pregnancy. Additionally, you will explore family planning methods and the different options for where to give birth, such as in a hospital or at home.

Human Development Theorists

In this course, you’ll use ideas and research from well-known experts to help you with your assessments. The video below will introduce you to some of the most important people who have studied how humans grow and change over time. You’ll learn about their big ideas—and you’ll be using many of them in this class!

  • Human Development Theorists.

Additional Resources

APA Style: Parenthetical Citations

It's important to use APA style when giving credit to the sources you use in your assessments.

The most common type of APA citation goes at the end of a sentence in parentheses. These are called parenthetical citations.

Here are some important rules to follow:

  • Use a citation anytime you share a fact that is not your own opinion or experience.
  • A citation must include the author's last name and the year of publication.
  • Put a comma between the author's name and the year.
  • If you're citing a book or a quote, include a page number. If there is no page number, use a paragraph numberinstead.
  • When citing two authors, use & instead of the word and.
  • When citing three or more authors, write the first author's last name followed by "et al."

Following these rules will help you give proper credit to your sources!

Citation Examples

If your source has one author:

  • Writing can be an amazing experience (Drake, 2024).

If your source has two authors:

  • Citations are fun (Drake & Johnson, 2019).

If your source has three or more authors:

  • Citations are fun (Drake et al., 2019).

Writing: Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing is an important writing skill. We recommend paraphrasing instead of using quotes because:

  • It makes your writing smoother and easier to understand.
  • It shows that you truly understand the information.

Basics of Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing starts with three simple steps:

  1. Read the source carefully.
  2. Pick the part you want to paraphrase—usually a sentence or two. To do this, think about what information you need for your assessment. Know your main idea and key points, then find facts that support them.
  3. Make sure you understand what you read. Look up words you don’t know and use your textbook or other sources to help with new ideas. Once you understand it, use the paraphrasing techniques you learn in this course.
    • Look away from the source and write down what you think it means.
    • Compare what you wrote to the original source. Look for: (a) accuracy, and (b) that it uses different words and sentence structure.
    • Cite your paraphrase.

Capella Library: Getting Started

Throughout this course, we encourage you to further explore class topics by looking up articles in the library. Begin by reviewing the following pages to learn about the help available to you:

Critical Thinking: Overview

Throughout this course, we’ll examine the element of thought point of view. Go to the following page and select the Point of View element of thought to learn more.

Academic Integrity 

Properly crediting the work of others and preventing plagiarism are important for all students. The following media activity provides insight into these important facets of academic work. 

  • Use Your Own Words: Preventing Plagiarism.

Writing Support 

Visit the Writing Support page for the Capella Writing Center to access resources to support you in your writing. Available resources include writing webinars and one-on-one coaching with a writing coach.

Critical Thinking 

Critical thinking is the foundation of many skills in the field of psychology. In this course, you will need these skills for this assessment. Read this resource for an overview of how critical thinking is defined and why it is important in your work in your program of study and in your career. 

Capella University Library 

Take some time to explore the Capella University Library. One helpful introduction is Welcome to the Capella Library [Video]. If you have not already done so in your orientation, take a moment to view this guided tour. It will familiarize you with the Capella library and how to use it for your coursework. 

Additional Resources

  • Capella Mobile App.
    • We recommend downloading the Capella mobile app to your phone for quick access to the course.
  • Evidence and APA.
    • Use this link for access to APA style writing, citations, and references.
  • Microsoft Editor.
    • Visit this Writing Centerpage for tips on using Microsoft Editor to support your writing.
    • Ensure you have not made any grammar, usage, and writing mechanics errors.
  • Technical Support.
    • Contact Technical Support whenever you experience technical issues in the courseroom.
  • Advising.
    • Have you scheduled an appointment with your academic coach?