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PSY 307 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com
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PSY 307 Module 1 Assignment 3 Developmental Psychology Research Designs For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com In developmental psychology, the focus of research is often to examine change over time. Developmental psychologists have some special research designs that allow them to accomplish this. Two such research designs are the cross-sectional design and the longitudinal design. A cross-sectional design measures different groups of people of different ages at the same time. A longitudinal design measures the same group of people at different ages and also, therefore, at different times.
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PSY 307 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com PSY 307 Module 2 Assignment 2 Goals Related to Career, Health, and Family For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com During early adulthood, people begin make important life decisions in three areas: career, family, and health. Young adults establish patterns of nutrition and physical activity that can have either positive or negative effects on their physical development in later stages of adulthood. They also begin to make decisions about what career path to follow. At some point during early adulthood, individuals also choose either to marry or remain single, and decide whether or not to start a family. Consider the following example:
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PSY 307 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com PSY 307 Module 3 Assignment 2 LASA 1 Picture of Middle Age Development For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Jeff is now 50 years old. He is still overweight and has developed both high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. At the same time, Jeff has some accomplishments. He is the CEO of a midsize company that he built from the ground up. However, he works long hours and does not spend as much time with friends or vacationing as he would like. Still, he lives a comfortable life and is married, with two children. He has a daughter in college and another who is a senior in high school.
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PSY 307 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com PSY 307 Module 4 Assignment 2 Countering Age-Related Stereotypes For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Many people fear and dread the late adulthood stage of life because they believe what awaits them is ill health and cognitive decline. While that description fits some adults in later life, it certainly does not describe them all. Many older adults lead healthy, active lives and are closely connected to their families and communities. However, stereotypes related to aging are extremely prevalent in our culture and strongly influence our attitudes toward aging. Use your textbook and the University online library resources to research age-related stereotypes.
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PSY 307 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com PSY 307 Module 5 Assignment 1 LASA 2 Memory Training in Older Adults For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com One of the cognitive changes older adults worry about and fear most is memory loss. Some older adults may assume that any memory loss means that they are developing dementia. However, some memory loss that occurs with aging is normal and can be managed by understanding why it occurs and using memory-training exercises to reduce its impact.
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PSY 307 Enthusiastic Study/snaptutorial.com
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