This is an observation paper for Psychology. Preparing for your Observation 1) O

This is an observation paper for Psychology.
Preparing for your Observation
1) Observe a young child in your household. You may only choose this option if you live with the child and are sheltering in place with them.
OR
2) Choose a YouTube video of you choice with a child you can observe for several minutes. The child should be between the ages of 2-5
OR
3) Choose a child from a book, television show, or movie. The character should be between the ages of 2-5.
Option 1 Observation Guidance
Discuss this assignment with the child’s parent (unless it is your own child)
Inform the parent that you are not observing the child from the position of an expert.
Explain that you are a Lifespan Development student and are merely observing the child for a class assignment.
Tell the parent that you will not be using the child’s name in the report
Observe the child for at least 30 minutes
Option 2 Observation Guidance
Find a video of a child interacting with other children, if possible. Otherwise, the child needs to be interacting with at least one other person.
Try to find a video that is at least 7-10 minutes long
Option 3 Observation Guidance
Pretend like you observed the character
Describe the setting and circumstances in which you “observed” the character
Overall Observation Guidance
For all options, record (or pretend that you recorded) data related to the following domains:
Physical development
Gross motor skills
Fine motor skills
Other physical characteristics or activities
Cognitive Development
Language use
Creativity
Decision making
Judgment
Social Emotional Development
Emotions (how does child label and express their emotions?)
Psychosocial stage (you must include this for full credit in this area)
Social interactions
Self-Concept
Temperament
Cultural Influences
Parenting practices
Multiple languages
Gender roles
Post-Observation Report Requirements
Write a narrative report of what you observed of the child. Use complete sentences and paragraphs, and include the following:
Introduction with child’s demographic information
age
gender (if stated or known. Do not gender the child based on assumptions)
family arrangement (if known, and/or identify primary caregivers)
State that you received permission to complete the observation, if applicable
Discuss observations and divide into sections based on
Physical domains
Cognitive domains
Social/emotional domains
Cultural influences
Additional Report Guidance
Be sure to use formal, clinical, development language in your report.
You must incorporate vocabulary from the textbook into your report.
Again, if you did not observe some of the areas above, please discuss what you expected to see.
The paper should be about 3 pages and it will be double-spaced.
You do not need in-text citations for this assignment, as you will be writing about your observation and simply including vocabulary from the book.