I’m working on a Psychology writing question and need a sample draft to help me study.

You are to assess the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of the child you are observing and connect your observations to the theories discussed in your text. To focus your observation, your observation study must address each of the following terms: Middle Childhood (Ages 7-12)

Your paper should be typed and double-spaced 3-4 Pages long and include the following:

• Title Page: your name, date, instructor, PSY 2237 Online, and a title.
• Introduction: Begin by reporting relevant background information. Tell me a little bit about the child (no real names, just describe them), their age, how you found them, how much time you spent with them, how and where you observed them, economic and ethnic background, educational and marital status of parents, and any additional background information you feel is relevant. What were your goals conducting this project? What did you think you would find out?
• Physical Development – Give a general overview of physical development for the age group. Use the terms identified in the list above to describe the physical development of the child. Be sure to highlight the term in bold and define it in your own words. Provide an example of the child’s observed behavior to illustrate the term, concept, and/or developmental stage. When appropriate, assess how the behavior of the child you observed fits the developmental stage described. Was their behavior age appropriate? Why or why not?
• Cognitive Development – Give a general overview of cognitive development for this age group. Use the terms identified in the list above to describe the cognitive development of the child. Be sure to highlight the term in bold and define it in your own words. Provide an example of the child’s observed behavior to illustrate the term, concept, and/or developmental stage. When appropriate, assess how the behavior of the child you observed fits the developmental stage described. Was their behavior age appropriate? Why or why not?
• Social and Emotional Development –< /span>Provide a general overview social and emotional development for this age group. Use the terms identified in the list above to describe the social and emotional development of the child. Be sure to highlight the term in bold and define it in your own words. Provide an example of the child’s observed behavior to illustrate the term, concept, and/or developmental stage. When appropriate, assess how the behavior of the child you observed fits the developmental stage described. Was their behavior age appropriate? Why or why not?
• Conclusion – Summarize your observations by generally describing the overall level of physical, cognitive, and social/emotional development. You may want to consider the strengths and/or weaknesses of the child, the family, and the community that have fostered and/or hindered optimal development.
• References: You are to use the referencing style of the American Psychological Association (APA) for this paper. Stylistic conventions are described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: Sixth Edition (2009). For those of you who are planning to major or minor in psychology, you may want to consider adding this book to your collection. You do not need to purchase it, however, to complete this project. Copies of the “Manual” are available in the library. You can also get APA style assistance on the COD library’s website at http://www.cod.edu/library/research/Citenet.htm

When you copy something word for word, or when you merely rephrase ideas from someone else’s text, you must cite your source within your paper. In writing psychology papers this means following appropriate APA style. If you use someone’s words or ideas without citing them, you are committing plagiarism.

“References” means “sources referred to.”� Therefore, the ” References” section of your paper includes only those books or articles actually mentioned in the paper, not sources that you might have looked at but did not cite. All the books and journals used for your paper should be listed alphabetically in a ” References” list at the end of your paper following APA style. You can supplement your text with additional sources of information, but the only required source is your text.