Introduction to Psychology
Interview Project
Due
Date: Friday, November 7
Project
Goal: As we continue to cover developmental
psychology in class you will have the opportunity to interview two people from
adolescents to old age. You will be
asking them questions that pertain to their age and place in the life cycle and
then analyzing the feedback that you receive.
The goal of this assignment is to learn about life span development
through the interviews.
Part
I: Design the questions and write them out or
type them up. Leave room to write
answers under the questions.
The
Specifics:
·
For each
interview you should plan on asking at least 10 questions, at least one of the
questions needs to be focused on Erikson’s psychosocial stages
o
For
example, Erikson describes middle age as “generativity vs stagnation” ;
specifically he is describing the point where adults either feel productive or
that they have not achieved what they want.
A good question would be: “what
is an accomplishment that you are proud of?”
“Do you feel that you contribute to society in a positive way?”
·
The
other questions can be about what the person has experiences through his/her
lifetime. For example,
o
What
is your favorite childhood memory?
o
What
types of things did you do for fun when you were younger?
o
What
are some inventions that you have seen in your lifetime?
o
How
was technology different when you were growing up than it is today?
o
What
do you do for work and are you satisfied with that line of work?
o
Who
is a person that you consider a “hero”?
o
At
what age did you consider yourself grown up?
o
Complete
this sentence: The most difficult time
in my life was ______________
o
Ten
years from now what do you see yourself doing?
Part II: Complete the
interview with your parents, guardian or an adult that is
fairly close to you. You can video tape
or write the answers down, whatever is comfortable for you and the
participants.
Part III: Write a one page reflection that uses the connects the theories that we have
been learning about in class with what you learned about development with the
people that you interviewed. Pass in the
interview questions, responses and your reflection.
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