North Seattle Community College's

PSYCHOLOGY 200 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Instructor: Nancy Jago Finley, nfinle@sccd.ctc.edu

CHAPTER SIXTEEN ESSAY QUESTIONS

PLEASE CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. Complete one of the case study exercises for this chapter found on the companion website for our text.

2. What factors influence individuals to become life-course-persistent offenders? If the federal government offered you a large grant of money to help prevent children from becoming life-course-persistent offenders, on which children would you focus? Describe one thing you would do with the money.

3. Consider the following statement: “Teenagers probably need as much support at age 13 or 14 as do toddlers.” Compare the differences and similarities in the amount and kind of parental support needed by the developing person at these two stages.