PSY 355 Grand Canyon University Benchmark Adolescent Development Discussion

Question Description
Review the theories of Elkind, Erikson, Kohlberg, Marcia, and Piaget in chapters 16 and 17 of the text.

Interview a person of your choice (they may be your parents, relatives, or friends) using the question

As an adolescent, did you consider yourself to fit in or be an outcast.
What’s the most important thing in life to you?
If you could be any animal on earth, which one would it be and why?
Where do you see yourself in 20 years?
Does the family of the person you marry matter to you?
Are your parent(s) single or divorced? Does this make a difference on who you will be?
Are your friends a reflexion of who you are and vise versa?
If you had a friend who were about to kill themselves, what would you say to talk them down?
Is it important to have friends?
What is something you enjoy doing?
What is something that really irritates you?
Is religion important to you?
If your parents so no more social media for a year what would you do?
What does it mean to be a leader?
As an adolescent, what was the hardest part to adjust to?
Pick one of the theories reviewed in chapters 16 and 17 of the text.

Write a paper of 750-1,000 words, discussing the selected theory and how it relates to your interview. Include the following in your paper:

A description of the selected theory
A description of your interviewee (gender, age, ethnicity, etc.)
How the interviewee’s responses illustrate the selected theory. Support your response with examples.
Include at least three scholarly references, in addition to the text, in your paper.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is required.