FINAL PAPER IS DUE 12/15 AT 11:00 AM, NO EXCEPTIONS. Click the title of the assignment above ("Final Paper") to access the submission portal. Instructions below.
Final Paper
Choice 1: Children’s Television
Watch one television program geared to children in early or middle childhood (for ages 4 to 12 years). It may help to watch sections repeatedly. Pay special attention to magical or supernatural events, techniques of the medium (zooming, over-voicing, time-lapse, flashbacks, etc), and violent and potentially scary events. Evaluate the program or a portion of the program based ononeof the following topics: language acquisition, school skills, appearance/reality distinction, children's understanding of the television medium, gender development, pro-social behavior, or aggression.
- At the top of the first page, provide the followingsummary information(5 pts). Use phrases only, not paragraph format:
names of program
channel/streaming service
time it was shown (if available live)
age and sex of children who are likely to view the program
list of products advertised during commercial breaks or with product placement (if applicable)
- Include a brief (1 paragraph)summaryof the contents or plot of that episode (5 pts).
For all papers:
- Select an appropriatetitlefor your paper (5 pts).
- Begin the paper with an introductory paragraph that sets up your topic and arguments (10 pts).
- In the body of the paper, conduct your evaluations based on concepts, methods, theories, issues, or research findings from the literature on child development. You will need a minimum of7citations to support your arguments.
- Support your opinion with theory and data from developmental research. You must use empirical results only—professional psychological publications that you find in your textbook, in lecture, or on your own—not pop psychology, not parenting websites, etc. (55 pts).
- End your paper with aconcluding paragraphthat summarizes your arguments or points toward new directions for research or thinking (10 pts).
- Use APA format tocitethe authors of the conceptual or empirical work (5 pts) and include an APA formatreference list(5 pts).
- All words must be your own. You will lose points for copying and pasting other authors’ work.
- There is no page minimum, but typically these types of papers need to be around 5 pages to cover all of the material. Your paper should be no more than 9 pages.
Avoid psychological jargon and define all technical terms. Points will be deducted for frequent spelling/grammar errors.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO USE A TELEVISION PROGRAM THAT THEY GAVE IN THE UNITED STATES. I AM FROM NEW YORK AND 21 YEARS OLD. WANT TO MAKE SURE IT MAKES SENSE WITH WHERE I LIVE AND GOES WITH MY GENERATION. THANK YOU