Genie Midterm Paper

Complete your final paper. Use your outline to help you write a
properly structured and thorough paper. The document should be
double-spaced and 3–5 pages long, have a title and reference page (not
included in the page count), and answer all of the questions in the
final paper requirements. Please read the associated rubric for details
on grading criteria.

Don’t forget to include relevant topics you identified from Genie (Secrets of the Wild Child): Critical Thinking Assessment worksheet. This worksheet helps assess and connect the
significance of Genie’s case for a stronger paper. Please refer to the
rubric for grading details.

Final Paper Requirements

Your final paper will answer the following questions:

What did you learn about nature vs. nurture from the Genie reading
and videos? Describe how Genie was affected by both. [3–4 paragraphs]
What did you learn about language development from the Genie reading
and videos? Describe how it affected her language development. [2–3
paragraphs]
What learning theories were used in educating Genie? Give specific examples. [1–2 paragraphs]
What stage of development is Genie in according to each theorist
Piaget, Erikson, and Kohlberg (support your answer with evidence)? [3–4
paragraphs]
Go to the website American Psychological Association (APA) (Links to an external site.) and review the ethical guidelines.

Looking at the 10 sections of the Ethical Principles of
Psychologists and Code of Conduct, which sections do you think were/were
not a violation of ethical treatment to Genie?
Pick two that apply to the case study. Was it an ethical violation? Why or why not? [2–3 paragraphs]

Include relevant topics from the Genie (Secrets of the Wild Child): Critical Thinking Assessment worksheet.