In this assignment you will demonstrate your ability to apply your knowledge and

In this assignment you will demonstrate your ability to apply your knowledge and understanding of the concepts we cover in class to the real world. This assignment will involve 3 sections:
1) In the first part of this assignment, you will find and describe an instance of a child’s observed behavior or a phenomenon seen in childhood. This “observed behavior” could take the form of a social media post (e.g., a TikTok, Instagram, or Facebook video; Reddit post), a YouTube clip, a parenting blog post, magazine article, etc. You must provide the link to the video or article. This description should be detailed enough that a person who has not seen the video or read the article you selected will understand what the child (or children) has done.
2A) In the second section of the assignment, you will identify and describe content we covered in the class that you believe relates to the observed behavior you identified in part 1. This section should include enough detail and explanation of the concept(s), theories, cognitive mechanisms, or other that someone who has not taken this course would understand.
2B) In the final section, you will discuss how the content you described in part 2A relates to the observed child behavior you described in part 1. This should include relating it the certain theories, concepts, or cognitive mechanisms we covered in class that you explained in part 2. For instance, you can explain how the “observed behavior” you described in part 1 answers or relates to a particular developmental question we discussed; how the theories or concepts might help to explain the behavior; whether, why, and how the behavior contradicts or supports previous findings we discussed; how the media post may differ from the experimental methods used to examine the topic or concept; why and how the observed behavior may be different for other children (e.g., at younger or older ages) according to what you described in part 2A.
Guidelines:
Please format your assignment in these 3 distinct sections
Although there is no page minimum, the assignment should NOT be longer than 2 pages
12-point font, single-spaced
Please upload .doc/.docx if you can. If uploaded as a .pdf, please put link to video/article as a submission comment so your grader can click on it
See attached rubric (posted under Modules -> Assignment 2)
Due by June 1st by 11:59pm (PDT)
Course work related notes are all in the file below