PSYC 725
Discussion Assignment Instructions
Directions: You will post one thread of at least 300 words of the assigned week.
For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 2 scholarly citations and references in APA format.
Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years unless the student is citing classic or historical theoretical information or research. Acceptable sources include course materials, scholarly peer-reviewed sources, and/or the Bible, in current APA format, with at least 1 of the sources being from course materials or scholarly, peer-reviewed articles or texts.
Single-spacing is appropriate in the discussions. The student will not be penalized if the references in the discussions are not in hanging indentation format, due to the difficulty that sometimes occurs with formatting discussions. First person is acceptable in the discussions.
Post-First: This course utilizes the post-first feature in all Discussions. This means you will only be able to read and interact with your classmates’ threads after you have submitted your thread in response to the provided prompt.
Discussion Thread: Prenatal/Infant Development; Transactional, Bioecological, RDS Models
As you engage with the material for Modules 5 and 6, what issues come up for you? What are your thoughts and feelings about the topics? Share your perspectives on the material, and support your perspectives with material from the course and/or other scholarly sources. Some topics and questions to consider are:
· Were there any topics in Modules 5 and 6 that were particularly interesting to you? If so, which ones, and why?
· Was there anything in Modules 5 and 6 that seemed surprising to you or different from what you previously thought? If so, what, and why? How was it different or surprising?
· Discuss any of the videos and other course materials that you find particularly interesting. What does the material have to offer the field of developmental psychology/science?
· Discuss some of the major points of prenatal and infant development.
· Discuss transactional, bioecological, and relational developmental systems models. How have theorists such as Bronfenbrenner, Sameroff, and Lerner changed the trajectory of developmental psychology/science? Or have they? How has developmental psychology/science changed over the past several decades?
· Discuss your choice of topics from Modules 5 and 6 from a Christian perspective. Are developmental theories and metatheories, and the other topics of these 2 modules, compatible with a Christian worldview? If so, how? If not, in what ways are they not? If not, how does a Christian developmental psychologist resolve the conflict?
You are not limited to these questions and topics, and you do not need to answer all the questions or address all the topics posed above. They are suggested to provide a starting point for your thought processes. Share your own ideas that relate to the topics of the module, and pose questions of your own if you wish. First person is acceptable in the discussions.
Resources:
· Read: Lerner: 10 (Book Attached)
· Watch: Prenatal and Infant Development
