The Importance of Theory and Research in Child Development JoLinda Freeman PSY104 Child and Adolescent Development Instructor Mark Kavanaugh April 4‚ 2015 The Importance of Theory and Research in Child Development In order for us to understand how a child develops we must conduct research on theories that we believe and others believe to be true. When we do understand the development of children we will be able to understand the skills and behaviors of children. This will help us to understand
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Key Theories of Child Development Worksheet Part I: Fill in the following table with information regarding the main theories identified in the Key Child Developmental Theories activity. Theory Approach to research (research design) Components of the approach Historical milestones of the theory Psychosocial Theory • Observation • Children learn through interacting with their environment • Children develop in eight pre-determined stages • Constructivist approach • In 1950 Erik Erikson
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•Compare and contrast the 3 different cognitivist theories in this situation. •Discuss elements that are unique to each viewpoint and that are discussed by all. ◦In the ones discussed by all‚ what elements are viewed in the same manner‚ and which ones are viewed differently? The three main cognitivist theories are those promulgated by Piaget‚ Bruns‚ and Vygotsky. Piaget’s theory of cognitive development focuses upon the changes that occur in children and adolescents’ and attempts to explain the changes
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According to Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development‚ a 3 year old child is beginning the of the pre-operational period (2-7 years old)‚ while a 9 year old is in the middle of the concrete operation period (7-11 years old) and both have very different thinking pattern. The preoperational stage is when children begin to think about thinks symbolically‚ and their langauge begins to mature. During the preoperational stage‚ Piaget noticed that children don’t understand the idea of seeing
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Counselling Theories‚ Assignment 1 – Short Answer Questions. 1. The concept of nature versus nurture is our personality‚ temperament‚ make up‚ complexion and characteristics which are influenced by our parents through genetics‚ as well as our upbringing‚ environment and education. Using myself as a case study‚ starting with my appearance I have green eyes and light coloured hair which I have inherited from my father‚ he too has green eyes and light coloured hair‚ I also have a few of his traits regarding
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begin to communicate with others through sounds and simple words. Most children at this stage learn from their care-givers as well as their parents as they imitate the infant’s actions‚ movements‚ and sounds made by mouth. The second stage Piaget’s theory is
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Swiss philosopher Jean Piaget and Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky each developed their own ideas of child development. Piaget separated development in four stages: sensorimotor‚ preoperational‚ operational‚ and concrete operational. On the other hand‚ Vygotsky based his theory of development the basic notions that children construct knowledge‚ learning can lead to development‚ development cannot be separated from its social context‚ and language plays a role in development. Though both of the
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Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory/ Attachment Theory Assume that Piaget’s theory of children’s cognitive development during sensorimotor period in tertiary circular reaction at 1 year of age is correct. Explain why it would be fruitless to tell a child not to worry‚ your mother just went downstairs to the laundry room‚ she’ll be back in a minute. Relate this circumstance using the attachment theory. According to Bowlby‚ when threatened‚ humans‚ like other primate groups‚ probably cooperated
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The theory chosen by the group to critique is the Cognitive development and learning theory. Cognitive development is concerned with the internal processes involved in making sense of the environment‚ and deciding which action might be appropriate. It is associated with acquiring knowledge and it involves attention‚ learning‚ memory‚ perception‚ language‚ problem solving‚ reasoning‚ and thinking. The critique looked at is Constructivism‚ the stages of development‚ including their strengths and
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Compare and contrast two developmental theories of intelligence Intelligence is a complex psychological construct and promotes fierce debate amongst academics. Many experts maintain that intelligence is the most important aspect of individual differences‚ whereas other doubt its value as a concept. At one extreme many claim that individual differences in intelligence depend upon genetic factors‚ and at the other many argue that environmental factors account for it. In this essay I will compare and
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