PYC4805/103/0/2017
Tutorial letter 103/0/2017
Developmental Psychology
PYC4805
Year module
Department of Psychology
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains important Information
about your module.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME .............................................................................................. 3
2 THE EXAMINATION PAPER........................................................................................................ 4
3 QUESTIONS ON THE INFORMATION IN YOUR PRESCRIBED BOOK ..................................... 5
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................. 5
ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING ...................................................................................... 18
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, PYC4805/103
1 INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
Dear Student,
The syllabus for the module Developmental Pschology is covered in the examination by the
questions in this tutorial letter based on the information in Berk (2013) (Child and Adolescent
Development)(9th ed.) and Cavanaugh and Blanchard-Fields (2015) (Adulthood and Aging)(7th
ed.) – depending on which section you chose to study.
You are welcome to contact us if you experience any problems with regard to the assignments
in Tutorial Letter 101/2017 and the questions in this tutorial letter (103/2017). See Tutorial
Letter 101/2017 (3.1) for our telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.
As the questions in this Tutorial Letter cover the syllabus for the module in Developmental
Psychology we cannot cut down on the number of questions you have to prepare for the
examination. Therefore, we suggest that you immediately start working through these
questions and prepare the answers so that when you do your exam preparation you know
exactly what you need to prepare for exam purposes. We will gladly assist you with any
academic problems you might experience but please note that we will not be able to mark
questions that you prepare for examination purposes. We believe that the guidelines we
provide are sufficient to assist you in correctly answering the questions and we will therefore
also not provide memoranda for you to mark your own questions. Please use the name and
subject index at the back of the prescribed books to assist you in finding the relevant
information you need to answer the questions.
We wish you a pleasant and successful year of study.
Your Developmental Psychology Lecturers:
Prof Ilse Ferns ()
Mr Khonzi Mbatha ()
Mrs Vhuvwavho Nekhavhambe ()
Ms Fortunate Silinda ()
Ms Errolyn Long ()
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, 2 THE EXAMINATION PAPER
As you already know, you are examined according to your choice on one of the
following:
Child and Adolescent Development
OR
Adult Development and Aging
2.1 Format of the examination paper
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING
DEVELOPMENT
Section A: Four questions for 20 marks each Section A: Four questions for 20 marks each
chosen from the questions in Tutorial Letter chosen from the questions in Tutorial Letter
103/2017 on child and adolescent development; 103/2017 on adult development and aging; you
you have to answer three questions in this have to answer three questions in this section.
section.
Section B: Two questions for 15 marks each Section B: Two questions for 15 marks each
chosen from the questions in Tutorial Letter chosen from the questions in Tutorial Letter
103/2017 on child and adolescent development; 103/2017 on adult development and aging; you
you have to answer one question in this section. have to answer one question in this section.
General remarks:
To include some of the questions in this tutorial letter which do not count either 20 or 15 marks
(i.e. those questions in this tutorial letter which count for 10 marks) in the examination paper,
certain questions in the examination paper may consist of subsections. The wording of the
introductory sentence of the question(s) will be adjusted accordingly. However, it will still be the
same question(s) as given in this tutorial letter.
2.2 Length of answers and time allocation
Because handwritings and writing styles differ, we cannot specify what the length of your
examination answers should be, but we suggest that you should spend approximately 45-50
minutes per 20 mark question and 30-35 minutes per 15 mark question.
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Tutorial letter 103/0/2017
Developmental Psychology
PYC4805
Year module
Department of Psychology
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains important Information
about your module.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME .............................................................................................. 3
2 THE EXAMINATION PAPER........................................................................................................ 4
3 QUESTIONS ON THE INFORMATION IN YOUR PRESCRIBED BOOK ..................................... 5
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................. 5
ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING ...................................................................................... 18
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, PYC4805/103
1 INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
Dear Student,
The syllabus for the module Developmental Pschology is covered in the examination by the
questions in this tutorial letter based on the information in Berk (2013) (Child and Adolescent
Development)(9th ed.) and Cavanaugh and Blanchard-Fields (2015) (Adulthood and Aging)(7th
ed.) – depending on which section you chose to study.
You are welcome to contact us if you experience any problems with regard to the assignments
in Tutorial Letter 101/2017 and the questions in this tutorial letter (103/2017). See Tutorial
Letter 101/2017 (3.1) for our telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.
As the questions in this Tutorial Letter cover the syllabus for the module in Developmental
Psychology we cannot cut down on the number of questions you have to prepare for the
examination. Therefore, we suggest that you immediately start working through these
questions and prepare the answers so that when you do your exam preparation you know
exactly what you need to prepare for exam purposes. We will gladly assist you with any
academic problems you might experience but please note that we will not be able to mark
questions that you prepare for examination purposes. We believe that the guidelines we
provide are sufficient to assist you in correctly answering the questions and we will therefore
also not provide memoranda for you to mark your own questions. Please use the name and
subject index at the back of the prescribed books to assist you in finding the relevant
information you need to answer the questions.
We wish you a pleasant and successful year of study.
Your Developmental Psychology Lecturers:
Prof Ilse Ferns ()
Mr Khonzi Mbatha ()
Mrs Vhuvwavho Nekhavhambe ()
Ms Fortunate Silinda ()
Ms Errolyn Long ()
3
, 2 THE EXAMINATION PAPER
As you already know, you are examined according to your choice on one of the
following:
Child and Adolescent Development
OR
Adult Development and Aging
2.1 Format of the examination paper
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING
DEVELOPMENT
Section A: Four questions for 20 marks each Section A: Four questions for 20 marks each
chosen from the questions in Tutorial Letter chosen from the questions in Tutorial Letter
103/2017 on child and adolescent development; 103/2017 on adult development and aging; you
you have to answer three questions in this have to answer three questions in this section.
section.
Section B: Two questions for 15 marks each Section B: Two questions for 15 marks each
chosen from the questions in Tutorial Letter chosen from the questions in Tutorial Letter
103/2017 on child and adolescent development; 103/2017 on adult development and aging; you
you have to answer one question in this section. have to answer one question in this section.
General remarks:
To include some of the questions in this tutorial letter which do not count either 20 or 15 marks
(i.e. those questions in this tutorial letter which count for 10 marks) in the examination paper,
certain questions in the examination paper may consist of subsections. The wording of the
introductory sentence of the question(s) will be adjusted accordingly. However, it will still be the
same question(s) as given in this tutorial letter.
2.2 Length of answers and time allocation
Because handwritings and writing styles differ, we cannot specify what the length of your
examination answers should be, but we suggest that you should spend approximately 45-50
minutes per 20 mark question and 30-35 minutes per 15 mark question.
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