This Assignment is related to chapter 7 (Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood) and chapter 8 (Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood) of LifeSpan Human Develpment. Plase refer to the chapters and the documents below to justify your answers. The answers should be brief and specific.
General Instructions: Read Can Self-Control be Taught?, which is posted as a separate document, then write responses to the questions listed below.
Note: The assigned reading is an abridged version of a chapter from a 2009 book called Nurture Shock: New Thinking about Children by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman.
• All responses must be typed, Times New Roman 12 font, double spaced.
• Please create a new document. Do not just add your responses to this document.
You do not need to re-type my questions; just number your responses appropriately.
• Respond in your own words – do not use quotes from the assigned reading.
• Be sure to proofread and edit. [Quality of writing and proper formatting are worth 3 pts.]
• Keep in mind that this is an individual assignment. Do not collaborate with a classmate.
Contact me if you have questions.
1. Consider what researchers did in Passaic, NJ. Is a cause-effect conclusion justified? In other
words, can we be confident that the Tools curriculum is responsible for better cognitive
scores and behavior ratings? Explain why or why not. [2 pts.]
Hint: Think about what research method was used.
2. Why does the Tools curriculum encourage private speech? In other words, what are the
presumed benefits? [2 pts.]
3. The chapter never uses the term metacognition, but it could be argued that the Tools
curriculum supports the development of children’s metacognition. Give one specific example.
Be sure to make clear that you understand what metacognition is. [2 pts.]
4. Consider what this chapter has to say about the benefits of sociodramatic play. Does it seem
consistent with what your textbook has to say about play? Provide reasons why you think it
does or does not. (Make clear you have read both sources thoroughly.) [3 pts.]
5. Consider what this chapter has to say about the benefits of self-control. Does it seem
consistent with what your textbook has to say about self-control? Provide reasons why you
think it does or does not. (Make clear you have read both sources thoroughly.) [3 pts.]
General Instructions: Read Can Self-Control be Taught?, which is posted as a separate document, then write responses to the questions listed below.
Note: The assigned reading is an abridged version of a chapter from a 2009 book called Nurture Shock: New Thinking about Children by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman.
• All responses must be typed, Times New Roman 12 font, double spaced.
• Please create a new document. Do not just add your responses to this document.
You do not need to re-type my questions; just number your responses appropriately.
• Respond in your own words – do not use quotes from the assigned reading.
• Be sure to proofread and edit. [Quality of writing and proper formatting are worth 3 pts.]
• Keep in mind that this is an individual assignment. Do not collaborate with a classmate.
Contact me if you have questions.
1. Consider what researchers did in Passaic, NJ. Is a cause-effect conclusion justified? In other
words, can we be confident that the Tools curriculum is responsible for better cognitive
scores and behavior ratings? Explain why or why not. [2 pts.]
Hint: Think about what research method was used.
2. Why does the Tools curriculum encourage private speech? In other words, what are the
presumed benefits? [2 pts.]
3. The chapter never uses the term metacognition, but it could be argued that the Tools
curriculum supports the development of children’s metacognition. Give one specific example.
Be sure to make clear that you understand what metacognition is. [2 pts.]
4. Consider what this chapter has to say about the benefits of sociodramatic play. Does it seem
consistent with what your textbook has to say about play? Provide reasons why you think it
does or does not. (Make clear you have read both sources thoroughly.) [3 pts.]
5. Consider what this chapter has to say about the benefits of self-control. Does it seem
consistent with what your textbook has to say about self-control? Provide reasons why you
think it does or does not. (Make clear you have read both sources thoroughly.) [3 pts.]
