For this assignment you need to watch the Ted talk with the same title as well as the video on mirror neurons. You will review some previous topics to write this assignment.
1. First, going back to chapter one, what is a longitudinal study and why are they important to developmental psychology? ( pictures of section in book about longitudinal study listed in files)
2. Second, what is a neuron and what is special about a mirror neuron?
3. What is the Harvard Study of Adult Development? What kinds of data do they collect and from what sample, etc?
4. What are the three big lessons from the study?
5. Can you relate those to what you have learned in Developmental Psychology about nature and nurture and come to any conclusions?
This essay is part of my final exam….