The document outlines an assignment requiring students to discuss the transition from 'black and white' to relativistic thinking, particularly during early adulthood. It instructs students to share personal experiences that challenged their binary perspectives, encouraging them to cite research to support their arguments. The assignment also emphasizes peer review and engagement within a specified timeline.

1. Assignment 1: Discussion—Relativistic Thinking: A New
Perspective on the World
Children and adolescents tend to engage in so-called “black and
white” thinking. In other words, they tend to judge people and
situations in dualistic, rather than relativistic, terms. In early
adulthood, individuals begin to reason about situations using a
more flexible framework that helps them to resolve
contradictions between different perspectives.
Describe a situation in which you or someone you know has had
to move beyond “black and white” thinking and has been able to
develop a more relativistic perspective. Answer the following:
What was it about the situation that challenged you or the other
person to think more relativistically?
How do you think people begin to respond to others differently
once they begin to use relativistic thinking?
Support your arguments with research, citing sources.
Write your initial response in 150–200 words. Apply APA
standards to citation of sources.
By
Saturday, December 10, 2016
, post your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Through
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses. Ask a
question, remark on an analysis presented, or suggest an
alternative view. Be sure to formulate a thoughtful and
substantive response.