The learning theory has two main concepts to help explain attachment formation. One concept is operant conditioning which explains attachment formation through a reinforced response. When an infant gets food its discomfort from its hunger will become happiness. The infant will now associate the happiness with food and so the food becomes the primary reinforcer. The person feeding the infant will also become associated with the happiness and becomes the secondary reinforce and an attachment will be
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Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development Angela Oswalt‚ MSW‚ edited by C. E. Zupanick‚ Psy.D. Jean Piaget is perhaps one of the most well-known and influential child development specialists. His work was first published during the 1920’s‚ but his theory of cognitive development continues to influence contemporary researchers and clinicians. Piaget’s identified five characteristic indicators of adolescent cognitive development and named them as follows: 1) formal operations‚ 2) hypothetico-deductive
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CYP Core 3.1 Task 3 3.1 An explanation of how to monitor children and young people’s development using different methods. There are many different methods of monitoring/observing and recording children and young people behaviour and performance. There are two types of assessment formative and summative assessments. Formative assessment: There are many observations and assessment methods that I use in my job to record children’s development and will be on going. This is what is called formative
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Three Theories of Cognitive Development The Swiss psychologist and philosopher Jean Piaget (1896-1980) is well-known for his work towards the cognitive sciences. Arguably one of his most important contributions involves his theory of cognitive development. In this theory‚ thinking progresses through four distinct stages between infancy and adulthood. Similar in scope to Piaget’s theory is Information Processing‚ in which human thinking is based on both mental hardware and mental software (Kail
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CYP Core 3.7: Understand how to support positive outcomes for children and young people 1.1 Social factors Personal choice Some families decide that they do not wish to live or act in a way in which is viewed as normal. For instance a child may be from a travelling family. The outcome of this factor is that there are people which may not be able to relate to the child or young person’s families views. If a Child is from a travelling family there is a possibility that their development at school
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The early stages of a 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
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Explain how own practice can affect the development of children: My role as a nursery teacher at Zeeba Daycare can have a very big impact on the development of children in my classroom. It is well known that children often observe what others do and many times will imitate actions they have observed‚ so it is very important that I set a good example and be a good role model as I could set a good foundation for the development of a child’s behaviour and morals. It is important to teach children
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Modernization Theory and Political Development There are varying conceptions of development. As a result‚ there are different approaches to the topic. However‚ all the approaches are concerned with the relationship between governance and development (Huntington 387). Development is normally perceived as being crucially determined by structures of governance whereas governance is interpreted through and molded by the objective of development. The role of modernization theory in political development cannot
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Over time many theories have been developed into the structure of the atom and what the world around us is composed of. Many scientists and philosophers have dedicated their life works into trying to understand how atoms work and what they are made up of‚ although not all theories have been accepted they have all come together to form what we know today. It all started from a Greek scientist called Democritus‚ who developed the idea that everything is made up of smaller things‚ which he named atomos
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CYP Core 3.1 3. Understand how to monitor children and young people’s development and interventions that should take place if this is not following the expected pattern. 3.1 Explain how to monitor children and young people’s development using different methods. In order to work effectively with children and young people‚ we must be able to assess their development and then plan to support them. Assessing children and young people has to be done sensitively and accurately. Before assessing children
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