CHOOSING A THEORY I have chosen B.F. Skinner and John B. Watson’s behaviorism and social learning theory to be the theory that I identify with most. This theory is all about learned behavior. Whether it is from a child’s peers‚ teachers or parents‚ I believe all of our actions should reflect what we would like our children or the children in our care to strive for. Reinforcing a particular behavior can cause the act or motion within this behavior to be repeated. For example if a child climbs
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2:3 Research the following theories of development; explain how the theories and frameworks influence current practice. Theories of development are: 1. Cognitive (e.g. Piaget). 2. Psychoanalytic (e.g. Freud). 3. Humanist (e.g. Maslow). 4. Social learning ( e.g. Bandura). 5. Operant conditioning (e.g. skinner). 6. Behaviourist (e.g. Watson). Frameworks to support development are: 1. Social pedagogy. Theories of development are very important as these theories and frameworks can heavily
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Planning‚ Evidence and feedback Record Purpose: to record learner evidence against a range of assessment methods Learner name Carmen Marquez Aguilar CACHE PIN ULN Assessor name Cathy Cassidy Assessment Method - J - Reflections on own practice No. 2 The learner has agreed to submit the following evidence. Unit Assessment criteria Assessor initial/date SHC 33 EYMP4 1.1. Explain what is meant by: Diversity‚ equality‚ inclusion and participation SHC 33 1.2. Describe the potential effects of
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child’s development is a vital part to how they will interact and function in society as they get older. Children are a collection of all their interactions with people of their environment‚ such a family and peers. Especially if culture or religion are strongly practiced‚ these beliefs are suggested if not forced onto the child for them to believe and act the same way. The kids are modeled different behaviors and encounters where they base their own behaviors off of what they see. A child who does
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discusses two of the theories surrounding children’s learning and development. It further goes on to discuss how they could be used to inform practice in the classroom. The two theories to be discussed are Vygotsky’s Social Development Theory and Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory. Lev Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist who lived from 1896 to 1934. He was widely involved in developing the education program of the emerging Soviet Union. At the time of his death‚ his theory was not known outside
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Disabilities affect the development of a child in many ways but it is important to focus on the needs of the individual child rather than only the disability. Physical disabilities can affect a childâ€TMs development as they may not be able to run around and play outside with their friends‚ this will then affect their confidence and social skills. For example cerebral palsy affects movement and coordination and can also cause communication and learning difficulties. Children can also be affected by
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Taniya Moon September 19‚ 2014 Child Development 101 Cognitive Theory One of the first people to have a cognitive theory about development was scientist Jean Piaget. When Piaget did an IQ test on children he figured out something to look at differently about development: how the children thought as they came up with their answers was more important than what they actually knew. “In the cognitive theory equilibrium‚ a state of mental balance in which people are not confused because they can use
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SOCIAL CARE THEORY FOR PRACTICE (OUTCOME 1) ASSESSMENT 1 (1500 words approx.) (12th October 2012) Coco J Hendry Page 1 Introduction Page 2 – 5 Assessment Page 6 Conclusion Page 7 Reference/Bibliography 1 The following essay will demonstrate my understanding of the importance and relevance of values to social care by explaining how social care values and principles influence practice. I will then explain what relationship my value base has with social care values
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As a general role‚ care workers should provide active support when working in partnership with individuals. This means encouraging people to be as independent and self-managing as possible. Health care is delivered in Ireland in two ways‚ either statutory or voluntary organisations. A statutory organisation are stated or government run such as the HSE. A voluntary organisation is a not-for-profit funded through donations and fundraising events such as Down syndrome Ireland and Enable Ireland. The
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evaluates‚ diagnoses‚ treats‚ and studies behaviour and mental processes. Albert studied and wrote theories on social learning. Social psychology is about understanding individual behaviour in a social context. Social psychology is to do with the way feelings‚ thoughts‚ beliefs‚ intentions and goals are constructed and how such psychological factors‚ influence our interactions with others. Bundrua’s theory says that people learn new concepts most effectively through imitation‚ modelling and observation
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