The writing is an analysis of two learning theories practiced in modern day nursing: behavioral theory and cognitive theory. Both the theories are widely used by nurses to guide patients in modern day health care. The assignment reflects on cognitive theory as the better of the two for guiding patients on how to overcome health issues. The assignment is based on McEwen and Wills chapter 16 reading. Learning theory In modern day‚ advanced practicing nurses provide teachings to patients seeking measures
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which of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development Mollie and her friends are in. Describe some key characteristics of children in this stage of cognitive development. Describe two examples from the chapter that illustrate characteristics of this stage of cognitive development. “Developmental psychology studies the way human develop and change over time.” (Burton‚ Westen‚ & Kowalski‚ 2014‚ p. 464). Piaget has proposed 4 stages in his theory of cognitive development; the first is sensorimotor stage
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2: Vygotsky’s Concepts of Cognitive Development Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky proposed that children learn through interactions with their surrounding culture. This theory is known as the socio-cultural perspective. It also states that the cognitive development of children and adolescents is enhanced when they interact with others who have more advanced skills. Vygotsky viewed interaction with peers as an effective way of developing skills and strategies. Vygotsky presented three important
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The Criticism of Jean Piaget’s theories. While conducting intelligence tests on children‚ Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget began to investigate how children think. According to Piaget‚ children’s thought processes change as they mature physically and interact with the world around them. Piaget believed children develop schema‚ or mental models‚ to represent the world. As children learn‚ they expand and modify their schema through the processes of assimilation and accommodation. Assimilation is the
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Personal Response to James Fowler’s Six Stages of Faith It is important to recognize in this discussion of moral development and the emerging cognitive development of young adulthood is extremely susceptible to social and ethical scaffolding. It must be admitted that university education is no longer “universal” from the perspective of being exposed to conflicting philosophies/world-views without bias. Most university instructors (secular) will mentor toward their own personal bias. Berger (2011)
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proximal development. Evaluate the efficacy of approaches to teaching and learning [eg. reciprocal teaching‚ cognitive apprenticeships‚ and communities of learners] which incorporate this notion. Many theorists throughout the century have developed concepts that have analysed and explained how a child learns during their schooling years. Educational theorist Lev Vygotsky produced the social development theory of learning. He believed social interaction is the primary cause of cognitive development
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Example: (don’t include) Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic: This set of approaches derives from Freudian theory. It focuses on the unconscious mechanisms that drive human emotions and behaviors. Childhood experiences and memories figure prominently in these approaches‚ as they are thought to drive each person’s psychological development. Psychoanalytic approaches are the most traditional; utilizing Freud’s initial ideas about the defense mechanisms and structure of personality. Psychodynamic approaches
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Jean Piaget was born on August 9‚ 1896 in Neuchatel‚ Switzerland and died September 17‚ 1980. Jean Piaget was employed at the Binet Institute; his job was to develop French versions of questions on English tests. During Jean Piaget’s work he was intrigued by the reason’s children gave for the wrong answers. Jean Piaget thought the children’s answers reviled differences between adults and children. Also‚ Jean Piaget was the first psychologist to systematic study of development. During Jean Piaget’s
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Jean Piaget and Erik Erikson had two different yet slightly similar beliefs as to how a person develops from birth to adulthood. Erikson believes that there are 8 stages of psychosocial development and Piaget believes there are 4 stages of cognitive development. Erikson’s studies revolve around the development of a child’s social ability to interact with others while Piaget’s studies revolve around a child’s physical and mental development. While Erikson’s and Piaget’s theories differ as far as ages
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Cognitive and Language Development Infants and very young children are far more cognitive competence than they appear. They possess a rich set of abilities that allow them to learn rapidly 1) The research has provided a lot of important information regarding the nature of child development. When exploring the development of children they are divided in five different age periods. During the infancy period‚ language development for birth to two months is a range of meaningful noises that
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