From a newborn baby to an eleven year old child‚ cognitive development is affected by both inherited genes (nature) and experiences that take place throughout our lives (nurture). The development of the human brain plays an important role in living‚ learning‚ and other skills needed throughout life. Our brain’s cognitive understanding and interpretation of information is what makes us all individuals. Though many machines or computers can perform many functions such as mathematics or language
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BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATIONS I. GENETIC FOUNDATIONS A. The foundations of development are heredity and environment. Heredity supplies our genotype (genetic makeup)‚ while heredity and environment combine to form the phenotype (observable characteristics). B. The Genetic Code 1. Chromosomes store and transmit genetic information. Each cell in the human body contains 23 pairs of chromosomes. 2. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecules make up chromosomes. 3. A gene is a segment of a DNA molecule
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perceive and comprehend language ‚ as well as to produce and use words and sentences to communicate. It involves the different ways in which infants and children are able to acquire their native language within a given time frame and setting. In cognitive psychology language is important because of its functions of communication and according to Santrock (2004); there are mainly two main views on the origins and development of language. These two perspectives emanate from the
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Principles of diversity‚ equality and inclusion in adult social care settings Understand the importance of diversity‚ equality and inclusion What is Equality? Equality is about making sure people are treated fairly and given fair chances. Equality is not about treating everyone in the same way‚ but it recognises that their needs are met in different ways. Equality focuses on those areas covered by the law‚ namely the key areas of race‚ gender‚ disability‚ religion or belief‚ sexual orientation
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Adult learning Psychological theorists agree that adult learning is most effective when an individual’s social context coincides with real life application. Adult learning differs from children’s learning in that it is self-directed‚ problem-centered‚ experience based‚ and more often relevant to life. These theories have been discussed by researchers and scholars with hope to link them to life skills and social cognitive abilities. Importantly‚ the construction of morality during development is a
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Assignment 301 Principles of communication in adult social care settings Task A Question and Answers Ai Identify four different reasons why people communicate. 1)For a resident to express their feelings to you. 2)To pass on information to other staff members about a residents condition. 3)To order food at meal times. 4)To have a friendly chat and get to know a resident better. Aii Explain how effective communication can affect relationships in an adult social care setting between:
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There are many psychological disorders that we have studied through the years. The categories for most of them are anxiety‚ personality‚ and dissociative disorders. The one that has helped identify the majority of criminals is antisocial personality disorder. This disorder is one that develops early in people‚ as early as the age of three‚ and as stated before can lead the person to become a criminal. However‚ if the person who has this disorder is raised well he could end up being a hero of
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AS Biology‚ Biological Molecules Revision Notes Distinguish between monomers and polymers: Monomers- Identical small molecules. Polymers- Chainlike molecules formed from the linking together of many similar. Distinguish between monosaccharides‚ disaccharides‚ and polysaccharides: Monosaccharides- Simple sugars; sugar molecules may be enantiomers due due to the spatial arrangement of parts around asymmetric carbons; raw material for synthesis of other organic molecules. Disaccharides-
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Fundamentals of Writing‚ Part One: What to Do Before You Start Writing Writing—just reading the word might make you cringe. There are many possible reasons why students do not like to write. Writing instructors usually hear My grammar is horrible‚ I had a writing teacher who marked up all my papers in red‚ or I just cannot think of anything. Maybe you have similar reasons for not wanting to write; maybe you are excited to write‚ but you do not know where to start. If you break the process of
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2. Biological Classification Classification The process of grouping living organisms into convenient categories based on simple characters is known as classification. 1. Two kingdom classification Carolus Linnaeus divided all living things into two kingdoms- Plantae and Animalia. 2. Five kingdom classification R.H. Whittaker divided all living things into five kingdoms- Monera‚ Protista‚ Fungi‚ Plantae‚ and Animalia. The main criteria for classification included o cell structure o thallus
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