biological basis but also the complex and dynamic nature of its cognitive function. The dynamic and developing nature of cognition‚ especially in the critical period of childhood‚ is nowadays widely recognized and discussed in this essay. Namely it will first attempt to outline some general features of two of the four “grand” theories regarding child development. Regarding closely cognitive development‚ it will examine and evaluate the sound theories of J. Piaget and L. Vygotsky‚ prominent figures of constructivism
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Jasmine is of key importance here. She needs to build up a trusting relationship in order to keep her focused on the positive aspects of her life. The cognitive behavioral theory (CBT) which is under the umbrella of behaviorism would be an appropriate use of resources in these circumstances. It would maybe help Jasmine to shed light on her cognitive processes and enable her to come to terms with what has happened to her. It involves counselling sessions that she may find beneficial to her circumstances
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Stage in cognitive development. This stage is characterized by the correct use of logic and conservation. I have now passed the conservation tasks‚ but I was not necessarily ready to think abstractly. At this point in my life I was able to mentally reverse things. I had increases in memory ability which allowed for increases in executive functioning. I had more knowledge and awareness of how my cognitive system worked‚ and I had the ability to control and manipulate my own cognitive
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on Bandura’s social cognitive theory‚ which “focuses on the mental processes by which people perceive and represent the world around them and solve problem” (Siegel G-2). The way a person perceives and represents the world is a large reflection of their environment and the social relationships they have. “People use various vicarious‚ symbolic‚ and self-regulatory processes as they strive to develop a sense of agency in their lives” (Usher and Schunk). Social cognitive theory is important in the
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children it is important that we understand their development. Children develop in an individual way and at varying rates. There are various stages of development such as physical‚ cognitive‚ linguistic‚ spiritual‚ social and emotional. They all are equally important and all have an impact on each other. I’m going to talk through and give you a brief description of some of the areas of development. Physical development refers to the development of large muscles also known as gross motor and small
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normalize their gender. The practice to perform surgery on intersex children is considered to be a standard practice in our society. Parents often decide whether they should take the next step to “normalize” their child so that society may find them fit. Surgery should not be performed on children with intersex genitalia because it can harm them not only physically‚ but mentally as well. No child‚ regardless of how successful the surgery is‚ can be able to be surgically changed to another gender nor can
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Cognitive and Intellectual development: Children will be more informed of their likes and dislikes specially in school‚ the subjects they like they will excel in and the ones they don’t they will just get by‚ this is because they are more skilled in reading‚ writing and
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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
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He influences others and has some pretty close friends. I still encourage him to participate in sports or clubs to help increase his social skills. He is also entering Piaget’s third stage of Cognitive development: The Concrete Operational Stage. This is evident by Jeffrey beginning his moral development and has begun cheating less often at games‚ however he has been lying about some things as he has yet learned to think about things in an abstract way. I tell him stories or fables lie “the boy
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Jillian is a 9-year-old female of average height and weight. When Jillian was asked to do a round-off‚ she had to do many cartwheels before being able to successfully complete a round-off. She also stumbled a few times and her landing was uncertain. This is to be expected of children between the ages of 8 to 10 years. Their motor skills are much more precise than younger children but‚ still need some “fine tuning” as they mature into later childhood. This is also seen as she threw a ball to her friend
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