Discussion 1: For this Discussion, you will examine cognitive, physical, and social-emotional processes at a specific period of a character's life.
To prepare for this Discussion:
• Select a fictional human character (i.e., cartoon character, film/TV character, virtual character) and consider an important event or period of time in the life of the character and the developmental processes during this event/period of time.
• Select two of the three developmental processes (i.e., cognitive, physical, and social-emotional) to describe.
Post a brief description of the fictional human character (i.e., cartoon character, film/TV character, virtual character) and the event/period of time you selected. Describe two of the three developmental processes-cognitive, physical, and social-emotional-and explain whether they were affected and/or changed in relation to the event/period of time. Be specific in your post and provide examples. Use your Learning Resources to support your post. Use proper APA format and citations to support your explanation.
Discussion 2: For this Discussion, you will explore how diversity shapes and influences cognitive and social-emotional developmental processes.
To prepare for this Discussion:
• Review and consider the same fictional human character from your Discussion 1 for this week.
• Also, consider only the cognitive and social-emotional developmental processes and how diversity* shapes and influences these processes.
*Diversity includes but is not limited to gender, race, ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic status, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability, etc. It is not the same as adversity, which refers to a difficulty or tragedy in one's life.
• Think about the kinds of attitudes and behaviors that might be generated from someone who grew up in a collectivist society, which is common in Asian cultures, compared to the attitudes of someone who grew up in an individualistic society, such as that found in the United States.
Post a 1- to 2-sentence description of the fictional human character (i.e., cartoon character, film/TV character, virtual character) you selected. Then, explain how diversity might shape and influence his/her cognitive and social-emotional developmental processes. Be specific in your post and provide examples. Use your Learning Resources and/or other scholarly sources to support your post. Use proper APA format and citations to support your post.
Assignment: Final Project Summary
For this part of your Final Project Assignment, you are to provide a brief summary of the individual and the biography you selected for your Final Project Assignment.
To prepare for this Summary of your Final Project Assignment:
• Review the Final Project Assignment Overview and consider the criteria for your biography selection.
• Select the individual and the biography you want to learn about for this Final Project Assignment.
For this Assignment:
Write a 100- to 200-word summary that includes:
• The name of the person you selected
• At least one developmental theory that you believe is appropriate to include in your final project
• The appropriate APA reference of the biography