Elizabeth Perse‚ and Carole Barbato(1988) developed the theory of interpersonal communication motives in hopes of identifying the reasons why people choose to initiate conversations with others. The researchers designed their theory in correlation with several theoretical constructs‚ including the functional approach to interpersonal communication‚ the theory of interpersonal needs‚ and the media uses and gratifications theory. Also‚ the theory of interpersonal communication motives builds on the communication
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Reading begins the journey through one’s language development stages‚ and language development begins with reading to our children. You cannot really have one without the other‚ and reading to your child will help him begin the process of mastering words and language. Reading weaves these complex and vital aspects of his language development stages together in a fun way that reaches a child and connects to him on his level. (Did you know that too much TV can have a negative effecton
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The social comparison theory was initially proposed by Leon Festinger in 1954. This theory states how we tend to compare ourselves to others as we develop‚ and learn more about ourselves. Festinger stated that‚ “Social comparison theory proposes that people have a drive to evaluate their progress and standing on various aspects of their lives and‚ in the absence of objective standards‚ people compare themselves to others to know where they stand” (Fardouly‚ Diedrichs‚ Vartanian‚ Halliwell‚ 2015)
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The Social Identity Theory addresses phenomena such as prejudice‚ discrimination‚ intergroup conflict and stereotyping in terms of personality or interpersonal interactions. Tajfel and Turner (1979) suggested that the differentiation of two groups was enough for the emergence of prejudice. Stereotyping is seen as unfair generalisations about members of a group. It is viewed as problematic and resistent to change. Stereotypes are cognitive representations of how members of a group are similar to one
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Piaget believed that cognitive development during childhood plays a significant role in how well children will develop later on in life. The two main properties that encompass Piaget’s theory of cognitive development in children is that nature and nurture both play an equal role in cognitive development and that cognitive development is not a continuous chain of events‚ but rather composed of four distinct stages. The four stages of cognitive development in children are the sensorimotor stage‚ preoperational
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The theory chosen by the group to critique is the Cognitive development and learning theory. Cognitive development is concerned with the internal processes involved in making sense of the environment‚ and deciding which action might be appropriate. It is associated with acquiring knowledge and it involves attention‚ learning‚ memory‚ perception‚ language‚ problem solving‚ reasoning‚ and thinking. The critique looked at is Constructivism‚ the stages of development‚ including their strengths and
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3 EXPLAIN HOW THEORIES OF DEVELOPMENT AND FRAMEWORKS TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT INFLUENCE CURRENT PRACTICE. Theories of development offer insights into the forces guiding childhood growth and what can affect them. Each offers insight but each has limitations‚ which is why developmental scientists use more than one theory to guide their thinking about the growth of children. Current practice is based on many years of knowledge and experience. This helps us to understand children learning‚ development
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unit 3.1 Assessment Criteria 2.3: Theories and Theorists Please write down three key points for each theorist and give an example of how it is put into practice in your setting. SKINNER – Operant Conditioning 1. Skinners theory is based on the idea that learning is a function of change in overt behaviour. 2. Changes in behaviuor are the result of an individual’s response to events that occur in the environment. 3. Reinforcement is the key to Skinners theory. A reinforcer is anything that strengthens
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specific causal factors that are potentially knowable” (APA‚ 2014). In peeling back this definition and correlating to the reading this week from Corey‚ I found this seemingly simple definition compresses such an extensive theory into a mighty comprehensive sentence. Theory of determinism‚ as promoted by Freud‚ establishes that human behavior is not based on free-will or choice but instead is an unconscious practice‚ absent of self-awareness. In a sense‚ humans operate in an automaton state paralyzed
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According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development‚ the thinking patterns of a 3-year-old and a 9-year-old have many differences. This is something which is very well known. Psychology has provided for us a clear explanation as to why this they have differences‚ and how they differ. According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development children at 3 years of age are at the pre-operational stage of development. This stage begins when kids begin to talk. The age is usually two years old‚ and this
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