PSYCHOLOGY • Comes from the root words : “psyche”‚ or mind‚ and “logos”‚ or study (Boring‚ 1950) • The scientific study of behavior and mental processes (Atkinson‚ 2000) • Is an objective and systematic study of how people behave and think • Its’ goals are to describe‚ explain‚ predict‚ and control behavior and mental processes. Psychologists are interested to find answers to questions like the following: ▪ What part of the brain is responsible for language? ▪ What
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Role of Teacher : As helper and guide Teacher‘s role to put a child in real life situation‚ so that he might be able to understand his life‘s problems and there by solve them. Doing is more important than knowing‚ the pragmatic teacher wants his pupil to think and act for themselves to do rather than to know‚ to originate rather than to repeat. Teaching should not be based on lecturing and repeating only. The teacher should create a problem solving attitude in his pupils. Discipline: Pragmatism
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Hoping your child develops into a healthy and intelligent individual is the wish of most parents. Living in such a competitive society fuels the drive to take advantage of their early learning years. Firms have seen this as a large business opportunity and as a consequence‚ there are many products that ’aim’ to help babies learn and develop cognitive skills. However‚ we have to be careful when making purchases‚ as some might bring harm rather than benefits. Some parents might decide to show their
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Daily Routines The eight-year old begins to have a big appetite‚ and some experience rapid weight gain. Parents can help control weight gain by limiting sweets and starchy foods. It is common for eight year olds to start having a later bedtime. She has to be reminded to go to bed and will put it off as long as possible. Eight sleeps soundly and rarely has nightmares. The average number of sleep hours is now ten. Eight enjoys going places and doing things‚ any activity that involves being with
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CACHE LEVEL 3: UNDERSTAND HOW TO SET UP A HOME BASED CHILDCARE SERVICE 4) UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPMENT OF ROUTINES FOR HOME BASED CHILDCARE 4.1 EXPLAIN HOW ROUTINES ARE BASED ON: * Meeting a child’s needs * Agreements with parents * Participation of children 4.2 Explain how they would adapt routines to meet the needs of children at different ages and stages of development 4.3 Explain how they ensure that each child is welcomed and valued in the home based work setting
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Jia Liang‚ “Miki” is a 24-year- old woman who lives at home in Galloway‚ NJ with her family‚ which includes: a mother‚ brother‚ and her boyfriend. Miki is a first-year student in the Master’s of Occupational Therapy Program at Stockton University‚ and is working her way to be an occupational therapist. In undergraduate‚ Miki was involved in Stockton’s Environmental Club. Currently‚ she is involved in SOTA (Stockton Occupational Therapy Association). Miki’s hobbies are playing with her chickens
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Ist Submission Artifact Benchmark 2 : Course EDUC 3123 Child and Adolescent Psychology Semester /Year Spring 2014 Reflective Commentary : This artifact pertains to the relationship between human/child cognitive development intertwined with their individual level of human functioning and education. With the aid of the brilliant intellectual minds of cognitive/educational theorists: Jean Piaget‚ Erik Erikson and Lev Vygotsky observations‚ beliefs‚ functions‚ expectations
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Social Psychology and Multicultural Psychology Xxx Xxx PSYCH/620 Multicultural and Social Issues in Psychology Xxx Xxx April 28‚ 2014 Social Psychology and Multicultural Psychology People are influenced by many people‚ things‚ and situations. The impact of their social interaction is influenced by the way they think‚ feel and behave. Understanding how people form attachments and get along within society is essential‚ especially since there is a growing number of individuals with ethnic or
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Fields of Psychology 1. Industrial Organizational Psychology Industrial/Organizational Psychology is a field in which scientific principles are developed and applied in the workplace. 2. Counseling Psychology Counseling psychology is a psychological specialty that encompasses research and applied work in several broad domains: counseling process and outcome; supervision and training; career development and counseling; and prevention and health. 3. Clinical Psychology Clinical psychology is an
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Lecture in General Psychology The Science of Psychology Psychology is derived from the Greek words psyche and logos‚ meaning soul and study. To the Greek‚ Psychology is simply a study of the soul. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of the behavior of living organisms‚ with special attention to human behavior. It is chiefly concerned with what makes people behave as they do. Psychologists are interested in topics such as learning‚ emotion‚ intelligence‚ heredity and environment
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