Homework 1: Human Development class Essay
Length: 800 to 1600 words.
Textbook: Berk, Laura E. (2018). Development through the lifespan, 7th ed. Boston, MA: Pearson. Vitalsource ISBN: 9780134419909
Write 800 to 1600 words essay addressing each of the following questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which question you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) citations in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount.
i. Provide an example of classical conditioning, of operant conditioning, and of habituation/recovery in young infants. Why is each type of learning useful?
ii. Using examples, explain why intermodal perception is vital for infants' developing understanding of their physical and social worlds.
iii. Cite evidence that motor development is a joint product of biological, psychological, and environmental factors.
iv. Using the text discussion on pages 153-157, construct an age-related list of infant and toddler cognitive attainments. Which ones are consistent with Piaget's sensorimotor stage? Which develop earlier than Piaget anticipated?
v. What impact does toddlers' more advanced play with toys have on the development of attention?
vi. Why is the social-interactionist perspective attractive to many investigators of language development?
vii. Why do many infants show stranger anxiety in the second half of the first year? What factors can increase or decrease wariness of strangers?
viii. How do genetic and environmental factors work together to influence temperament? Cite several examples from research.
Homework 2: Diversity and Culture Class Essay
Length: 1600 to 1750 words (5-7 pages).
Textbook: Harvey, Carol P., Allard, M. June. (2014). Understanding and Managing Diversity: Readings, Cases, and Exercises, (6th Ed). Pearson Education. ISBN 978-0133548198
i. Describe an experience that directly affected you or that you observed where someone was treated as an "O". What did you, or could you have done to minimize this experience?
ii. Think of 3 different ages or points in your life, for example, ages 6, 12, and 18.
iii. What racial identity development stage would you say you were in for each of these stages and why?
iv. What factors can you think of that may have impacted any changes in your racial identity development stages from one age to another?
v. Do you feel that each of these stages could have been better supported by the caregivers, educators, peers, or colleagues around you?
vi. Reflecting on the McNickles section, what explains the perception gap that exists between whites and African Americans when it comes to matters of race and racism? Do you agree with McNickles?
vii. The ability to communicate in English is important for many jobs and therefore some companies offer ESL (English as a Second Language) courses to their non-English-speaking employees. One alternative to requiring company-sponsored ESL instruction is to require that all potential employees meet an English language proficiency standard before they may be hired. Compare and contrast these two alternatives in terms of advantages and disadvantages to the company.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.