PSYCH705: Social and Cultural Psychology and Psychology of Human Development PSYCH705: Social and Cultural Psychology and Psychology of Human Development The price is inclusiv

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Qualification	Qualifi Level 7 Diploma in Psychology
Qualification (RQF)		Unit Name	PSYCH705: Social and Cultural Psychology and Psychology of Human Development
Unit Reference	H/650/5095	No of Credits	20 Credits

Learning Outcomes	Assessment Criteria
When awarded credit for this unit, a learner will:	Assessment of this learning outcome will require a learner to demonstrate that they can:
1. Understand how a society develops, thinks and represents ideas.	1.1 Analyse the relationship between mind, society and culture. 1.2 Trace the emergence of social issue and its impact based on the principles of social and cultural psychology.
2. Understand the types of self in social aspects and various applications of social cultural psychology.	2.2 Evaluate the types of self in society including social identities. 2.2 Define cognition and culture, social representations, attitudes and attributions, language and communication, social influence, beliefs and inter-group relations.
3. Understand human development in psychology.	3.1 Evaluate the development of humans especially in childhood and adolescence. 3.2 Evaluate different types of development and barriers to development.
4. Understand the relationship between human development and culture.	4.1 Evaluate the impact of culture on an individual’s growth, taking a cross-cultural perspective into account. 4.2 Trace developmental problems through the application of theoretical knowledge.

PSYCH705: Formative Assessment/Short Answer

In your response, you must:

Explain the relationship between the mind (personality), society and culture
Identify the significant stages of human development and explain the impact of the physical, cognitive and/or psychosocial domains on those stages
Identify and define key concepts: attitude, attribution, communication, social influence, beliefs and intergroup relations, and discuss their potential impact on human development
Identify potential development disorders that may arise from the negative impact of culture and society

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The response must:

evaluate the relationship between culture/society and human development
arrive at a thesis statement representing your stance, reasoning and broad impact
explain your rationale using the principles of social/cultural psychology and of human development; provide at least three reasons in defense of your stance.
Integrate research to support your rationale; combine theoretical concepts (social and cultural) for support.

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