Assignment #3: Tracking Socioemotional Development
Developmental Psychology – Fall 2010
25 points – Due 11/23
In this third project, we’ll reexamine your individual that you’ve introduced into the world in the first
two assignments. In this section, you will detail the socioemotional changes in their life from infancy to old
age (note: if your person died at the age of 1, 5, or any other age before their 70’s in the last paper, its time
to extend their life) . In this first section, you’ll reintroduce your character. Do this by listing their name and
where they were born, and any developmental problems that might impact their socioemotional
development. As was the case before, you can choose to remove previously listed problems that are too
difficult to use in this portion of the assignment. This description should be in roughly 1-2 paragraphs. After
the written introduction, you’ll create a new timeline. In this one, you will track their socioemotional
development. The specifics are listed below. Please note again that you need to identify when your person’s
development does not fit with the rest of the population. Do this by identifying their development,
mentioning when this development typically happens, and describing what caused this anomaly.
OVERVIEW OF THE WRITTEN INTRODUCTION PONTS
I. Reintroduce your individual and detail their upbringing – 1 point
OVERVIEW OF THE TIMELINE
I. Chart your person’s emotional development
a. List the person’s emotional range (exact emotions) and skills (emotional abilities) at 1, 4, 18,
and at 30 years – 3 points
b. Identify several physiological and social factors that impact your individual’s emotional
development – 2 points
c. Identify their attachment type at ages 1, 10, and 35 – 1 points
II. Chart your individual’s self, identity and personality development
a. List your individual’s description of his/herself at ages 2, 15, 25, and 50 – 3 points
b. Describe the identity crises (Erikson’s argument) that your person is going through at ages 3,
16, 28, and 65 – 1 points
c. Describe your person’s levels of personality traits at ages 5, 25, and 60 – 2 points
III. Chart your person’s gender/sexual development
a. Detail their gender related challenges/focuses at ages 2, 7, 18, and 40 – 3 points
b. Detail at least four changes in sexual focus and/or sex related events that occurred
throughout your individual’s life – 2 points
IV. Chart your person’s moral and religious growth/changes
a. Detail at least 5 moral challenges that your individual went through in their life, and how
this relates to their moral development – 3 points
b. Detail your individual’s religious beliefs/growth at age 3, 8, 20, and 50 – 2 points
FINAL POINTS
You will receive an additional 2 points for writing a summary that is grammatically correct, creating a
timeline that is easy to understand and follow, and generating responses that display a complete
understanding of the topics that we’ve covered in this section. In other words, use what we have
learned and spend some time on this paper.
ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
Assignments need to be handed in during the beginning of class or emailed to me before class on the 23rd of
November. Late work will not be accepted for this assignment. However, turning the paper in early is always
encouraged.
Please write several drafts, spell check, proofread and revise both your timeline and introduction before
handing in your assignment. You will not receive full credit if your assignment contains grammatical, spelling,
or stylistic mistakes.
A NOTE ON PLAGARISM
USE YOUR OWN WORDS! Plagiarism in this assignment will not be tolerated. Anyone caught plagiarizing on
this paper will receive a 0 on the paper and an entire grade reduction on their final grade. Plagiarism can
exist in many forms, but all versions of plagiarism involve using the intellectual materials of another without
making an acknowledgement of its source. Examples of plagiarism include:
1) Copying statements and writings of another without acknowledging their contribution (quotes,
reference, etc.).
2) Using the views and statements of others in your papers in a manner that makes them seem as if
they were your own original views and statements.
3) Constant paraphrasing and copying of statements throughout your paper (this can be considered
plagiarism even if you cite your sources if you are doing this too frequently).