Subject Code & Title :- PSB100 Psychology
Assignment Type :- Assessment
Assessment 1
• This assignment will assess your ability to read and interpret a chapter to find relevant and recent literature on a topic and link psychological theory to a real-life experience. It will also assess your ability to write concisely and reference appropriately.
PSB100 Psychology Assessment
General Instructions :
Formatting requirements
A. Maximum of four (4) single-sided A4 pages for your answers.
B. Reference list does not count towards this limit.
C. 12-point, Calibri font.
D. Line spacing set to double (2.0) – see paragraph settings in Word
E. All margins must be 2.54cm in width.
F. Referencing format must be APA 7th edition (both in-text citations and reference list at the end of the document).
G. Sources of information should be from within the past 10 years (i.e., 2011-2021).
H. You are not required to include a contents page cover page or headings subheadings.
How ever if you choose to, please ensure they are in the APA 7th edition style.
I. Do not write out the assignment question. Simply indicate that question you are answering by numbering your answers to each question (1, 2, 3, & 4).
Please note :- We will stop marking/reading your answer if it exceeds the 4-page limit so please ensure that your answers are within the 4 pages.
PSB100 Psychology Assessment
Assessment 1- Written Assignment
Question One
At approximately the seventh or eighth year of life children begin integrating comparisons with others such as their peers into their self-concept. Their sense of how their abilities and situations compare to those around them become an important facet of their self-concept.
Does Gregory’s recollection in the chapter Shame fit with this under standing of child hood development? Which stage of Erikson’s psychosocial development theory would be most relevant to Gregory’s experience in the reading? Provide a relevant example from the chapter Shame for each of the above two questions to support your answers.
Question Three :-
Erikson’s psychosocial theory was written in the 1950s-1960 and some people may argue that it is outdated. However the theory continues to influence our under standing of development. Find a recent research article (published 2011+) that applies Erikson’s theory. Provide a summary of the article and explain how the theory is relevant to our understanding of development in 2021.
PSB100 Psychology Assessment
Question Four :-
Use the Library Catalogue or other databases to find a journal article (published 2015+) that reports on a piece of original research regarding a factor or factors related to self-esteem self-concept or identity in adolescents. Summarise the study aims and explain in your own words the key findings of the study. Discuss how these findings related to self-esteem, self-concept, or identity might be applied in an everyday context for adolescent individuals? This discussion of the applications may be from the perspective of a psychologist or another health professional.
Note :-
for Question 4 an original research study will have Participants Method and Results sections. It involves the collection of some form of data. A review article meta- analysis or theoretical article is not appropriate for this question. Try to choose an article that you can make sense of as you will need to paraphrase the aims and findings of the study as part of your answer.
PSB100 Psychology Assessment
English expression :-
• No errors in grammar and English expression
• Excellent sentence/paragraph structure
• Assignment is written clearly and concisely
PSB100 Psychology Assessment
Resources :-
• You are required to use a minimum of two (2) sources of information to support your answer in each of questions 1 & 2.
• These sources do not include your unit textbook (Passer & Smith) or the chapter reference provided.
• Do not cite websites/web pages. These are not appropriate sources for this assessment.
• The wider you read the greater your understanding of the concepts.
This will assist you to demonstrate your understanding in your assignment answers.
• It is expected that you use information that has been published with in the last 10 years to ensure the relevance of literature cited.