ASSIGNMENT

PSY278: Week 10 Assignment Page 2

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Worksheet: Effects of Divorce

Assignment Overview

For this assignment, you will conduct research on divorce and the effects it can have on a child’s development.

This assignment is intended for you to analyze the effects of divorce and the basic, anticipated biological, psychological, sociocultural, and cognitive responses of individuals from early childhood through late adulthood.

Assignment Details:

Perform the following tasks:

· Complete the reading assignment and the interactive lesson before attempting this assignment.

· Complete the following:

· Using your text as a resource, write an essay (approximately 100 to 150 words in length) in the space provided in the Assignment Worksheet section on the next page responding to the following:

· How does the experience of divorce relate to the child’s age at the time of divorce? How would a divorce affect the child differently, depending on the age of the child?

· How does the age of the parents affect this experience?

· Submit the Week 10 Assignment.

· Include the proper file naming convention: PSY278_wk10_assn_jsmith_mmddyyyy.

Rubric: See Written Assignment Rubric for grading details.

Grading:

Gradable items in assignment	Points
Indicated how experience of divorce relates to child’s age.	10
Indicated how a divorce would affect a child, depending on age.	10
Included how age of parents affects the experience.	10
Applied the expectations in the Written Assignment Rubric	20
Total Points	50

Assignment Worksheet:

[Write your essay here…]