North Seattle Community College's

PSYCHOLOGY 200 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

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

CHAPTER NINE ESSAY QUESTIONS

PLEASE CHOOSE ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

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

2. Discuss some of the limitations of Piaget’s research as they relate to approximate age at which children may progress through his stages of cognitive development. How has Piaget’s theory stood the test of time?

3. You have been hired as an educational consultant to the president of the United States. What policy would you recommend to the federal government concerning preschool education? What children should be targeted? How much government involvement should there be? Who will bear the cost of these programs? Be sure to take into consideration the research presented in this chapter.