Group Discussion Project
Assignment Part 1
25 points possible
Group Formation
• Get into groups of 4 or 5
• This activity is worth a lot of points – take
it seriously! Be here Tuesday, Thursday
and the following Tuesday – don’t let
your group down!
• Bring your textbook!
Pick a number between 1 and 15;
closest to my number gets first pick
• Group 1 ages 18 - 30
• Group 2 ages 31 – 50
• Group 3 ages 51 – retirement
• Group 4 retirement to 75 (early old
age) and to death (the old-old)
Questions for each Group
• Gains or advantages of
being in this age group
• Pitfalls, drawbacks or
challenges of being in this
age group
Instructions
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Get into your group
Appoint two recorders
Begin to prepare your lists, using your textbook
Be ready to report out in 40 minutes
Biosocial or Physical Domain
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Overall growth
Health issues
Sensory information
Sleep and wakening
Dietary issues
Motor skills and abilities
Nervous system development
Cognitive Domain
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Information-processing
Memory
Intelligence
Learning and thinking
Language
Moral development and values
Theories of Piaget, Kohlberg, Chomsky,
Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura
Psychosocial Domain
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Social life
Emotional development and temperament
Cultural influences
Relationships with parents, family members,
teachers, peers, and others
• Self-concept and self-awareness
• Psychological development
• Freudian and Eriksonian Developmental
Theories
On your sheets choose from the lists you
prepared for class
• Gains or advantages of being in this age
group
– At least 15 for biological/physical domain
– At least 15 for cognitive domain
– At least 15 for psychosocial domain
• Pitfalls, drawbacks or challenges of being in
this age group
– At least 15 for biological/physical domain
– At least 15 for cognitive domain
– At least 15 for psychosocial domain
Mark your listings – some
advantages or challenges may fit in
more than one domain
Biosocial Domain
B
Cognitive Domain
C
Psychosocial Domain
P
Before Tuesday’s Class
• Each student add to the list
• You will be preparing and presenting
to the class after a 20 minute work
session
Assignment
• Read the chapters on adulthood
• Bring your book to class
• Be here and on time
• Work on your lists
• Be prepared to work in your group
Review Schaie’s stages
• http://www.quia.com/rd/59008.html