Psycology 240

Exams

(200 points)

:

There will be four multiple

-

ch

oice 

exams

, each containing 50 questions and providing 

50 points.  The exams are NOT CUMULA

TIVE.  

Exams

will cover 

both the book chapters and the 

online 

materials

.  You are expected to 

take

exams

during a 

4

-

day window specified below

.

Exams

are accessible 

on 

D2L

for

96

hours. 

Exams

are timed 

-

students have 

6

0 minutes to complete the 

exam

–

and you may only 

open the 

ex

am

once. 

(There is a five minute grace period

!). 

Exam

1 

–

Opens 12:00 a.m. 

S

at

6/6

and closes 11:59 p.m. 

Tues 

6/

9

Exam

2 

–

Opens 12:00 a.m. 

S

at

6/27

and closes 11:59 p.m. 

Tues 

6/30

Exam

3 

–

Opens 1

2:00 a.m. 

S

at

7/11

and closes 11:59 p.m. 

Tues

7/14

Exam

4 

–

Opens 12:00 a.m. 

S

at

8/1

and closes 11:59 p.m. 

Tues

8/4

Real World 

Projects 

(4 x 40) 

–

Throughout 

the s

ummer, there will be four 

projects due, the goal of which 

is to 

encourage you to apply course content to

potential fut

ure careers.

Project 1

: 

Pretend you are an advice columnist. A soon

-

to

-

be 

first

-

time

mother writes you, worried about 

how to best encourage her 

child

’

s

development

during her pregnancy. 

What three theories/concepts might 

you tell her about, regarding her child’s normative development?

2

-

3 pages in length.

This is due 

by 

May

31

st

at 

11:59pm

.

Project 2

:

You have just been hired to assist in developing a new early education program. What three 

theories/concepts about early childhood would you advise the new center to incorporate into their 

program?

2

-

3 pages in length.

This is due by 

June 21

st

at 

11:59

pm.

Project 3

: 

You will choose a topic of adolescent development as it relates to puberty (physical

, cognitive

, or 

psychosocial

), and then design a 

bro

chure

for 

parents on that topic using at least three facts from the 

PowerPoints or the book. This 

brochure

should be informative, scientifically accurate, well

-

written, and 

written 

P

arents

.

The 

brochure

should contain approximately one full page of writing

–

writing 

does not have 

to be APA style!

Should be visually appealing.

This is due by 

July 12

th

at 

Watch the following video: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYdNjrUs4NM

. Name three 

misconceptions/myths about aging either prevalent

in this video, or that you see frequently in your own 

experiences, and use information from the chapters on adulthood or death and dying to support or deny such 

beliefs.