Consider applications to education (16 marks) AO2 Piaget believed in the progress of a child’s cognitive development through schooling and has an individualist approach in the way in which the child is an active participant and is responsible for their own learning. According to Piaget‚ cognitive development occurs as the result of maturation. You cannot teach a child certain activities before they are biologically ready‚ for example trying to reach a pre-operationalized child to perform abstract
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1. State whether Cognitive Ability is Modifiable in the Older Adult and if not‚ why not‚ but if so‚ please give an example. Yes According to Larkin (2015)‚ growing older is accompanied by loss of memory and decline in thinking and problem solving. Moreover‚ inability to learn and eventually dementia. One example of this cognitive decline is dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Cognitive ability is modifiable through various brain stimulation such as‚ work related activities has a positive effect
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The Brain The central core of the human brain‚ often referred to as the “old brain”‚ is the most primitive part of the brain and can be found in all vertebrates dating back more than 500 million years. The central core is designed to help the human body with basic survival functions such as breathing‚ heartbeat‚ movement‚ balance‚ and sleep. Without the central core‚ the brain would not be able to do major task like telling our hearts to beat and how fast. The central core of the human brain
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Explain the function of two hormones on human behavior A hormone is “a regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action.” (Oxford Dictionary) One example of a hormone is Testosterone. This hormone is a function of human behavior because it is said to play a significant role in health and well being‚ especially in males. Wagner et al demonstrated this theory in a study in 1980. He utilized 10
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The Brain The Brain Steve Scouten Psychology 202 09/23/2012 Professor Andy A. Gauler University of Phoenix Abstract This paper will assist you in knowing the difference between the inner core of the brain compared to the cerebral cortex or outer covering of the brain while defining the importance
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1.1 Explain the function of assessment in learning and development The function of assessment in learning and development is primarily to provide evidence that a learner/student is making progress within their chosen qualification. The purpose of most forms of assessment is to be able to confirm and record how much progression an individual learner has achieved. Assessments are carried out to ensure that learning has taken place. An assessment should measure the learner’s knowledge and skills in
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Cognitive Functioning PSY/475 April 22‚ 2013 Cognitive Functioning Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory *Componential *Metacomponents *Performance *Knowledge-acquisition Speaker Notes: Sternberg’s Triarchic theory was first introduced around 1985 and has been widely used since. Sternberg believed that that intelligence has three facets to help understand the human mind (Hogan‚ 2007). There are many different sub-divisions and then some of those have subparts to them as well. The first is componential
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Initial Assessment Assessment is the means by which decisions are made on the competency of a learner. The tasks for assessment can take many forms and it is important the assessor is able to make a quality decision and that the judgement they make is fair and comparable to those of other assessors in similar situations. An initial assessment should take place between the learner and the assessor to establish how the learner will benefit from the process of assessment and to enable him/her to
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The brain The brain is the most complex organ in the body. It is the organ that allows us to think‚ have emotions‚ move‚ and dream. Given this complication‚ it should not be surprising that there are many ways to separate brain parts. Brain parts can be separated on the basis of what they look like to the bare eye‚ under a microscope‚ or by what certain brain parts do. The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system and all of the nerves found in our body make up the peripheral nervous
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The Brain Brainstem The brain stem plays an important role in basic attention‚ arousal‚ and consciousness. It contains the medulla oblongata‚ cerebellum‚ midbrain and pons. Its functions include things that you need to survive‚ such as breathing‚ digestion‚ heart rate‚ blood pressure‚ and arousal which makes you awake and alert.All information from our body passes through the brain stem on the way to the brain. Medulla Oblangata The medulla oblongata connects the brain and spinal cord.
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