to give them the best possible start in life. Care needs have been researched by theorists like John Bowlby and Maslow; they have both shown that to achieve and develop in life it is important to have confidence and positive self-esteem. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs explains human behaviour and shows the important in terms of basic requirements. Other theorists like Brunner‚ Piaget and Vygotsky look at the way children learn. Appropriate provision is important for children as this covers all
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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs I have made appropriate entries in my commonplace book √ For your tutor‚ in no more than 500 words‚ write critically about Maslow’s theory. How useful do you find his analysis? Add this critique in the space below: Maslow is a humanist psychologist who believes that human beings are pushed and pulled by mechanical forces (Simons‚ Irwin and Drinnien‚ 1987) he argued that human needs could be characterized in terms of a hierarchy‚ which led to the formation of an eight-layered
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how did the theorist explain child development? The back page must contain the following information: -Interview a teacher of young children. Find out whether they are applying any aspect of your theory/theorist (i.e.‚ Piaget‚ Vygotsky‚ Skinner‚ Freud‚ Erikson‚ Gesell‚ Bandura‚ Maslow‚ and/or Rogers‚ etc.) in their everyday teaching or interaction with young children. Possible questions include: How are you influenced by developmental and/or learning theory (you’re your theorists)? Describe how you
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help us understand and comprehend psychology in different ways. The six principles I will be discussing are; Behaviourist theories (Pavlov‚ Skinner)‚ Social learning (Bandura)‚ Psychodynamic (Freud‚ Erikson)‚ Humanistic theory (Maslow‚ Carl Rogers)‚ Cognitive theory (Jean‚ Piaget‚ Kelly) and Biological (Gesel). Behaviourism/Behaviourist approach Behaviourist perspective also known as learning perspective explains all the human behaviours are differently affected by the rewards and consequences of
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used in current practice today or not) (useful book ‘Understanding Early Years theory in Practice’ ‚ Byers‚ E et al Heinemann publishers ISBN number 978-0-435402-123-6 can be found in LRC at college) a) theories of development Cognitive (Piaget‚ Jerome Bruner‚ Lev vygotsky (only do his theories of zone of proximal development) & Erik Erikson) (stages of cognitive development) Cognitive theory is an attempt to explain human behavior by trying to understand the initial thought process behind
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It is essential for practitioners to be aware of children’s care and learning needs within a setting‚ there are numerous reasons for this. Primarily‚ it is to encourage ‘development’. A few children may develop and learn quicker than others but as practitioners it is somewhat our responsibility to make sure that all children’s needs are cared for despite what stage of development/growth they are at. This can be done‚ by carrying out observations; these will support us to distinguish the ‘exact’ learning
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Behaviourism Psychological Theories Operant Conditioning Operant Conditioning is a type of learning which is modified due to the consequences of something that happens. This learning theory is based around a theory created by Skinner. Skinner invented a chamber where he kept pigeons and rats. In order for his theory to be successful the animals had to perform simple responses‚ Skinner recorded their responses by a graph monitor‚ the details that he recorded were how many times they responded correctly
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Behavioural This is one of the very early approaches to understanding human behaviour; this was developed internally by Thorndike‚ Watson and Pavlov in the 19th century (Nicolson‚ Bayne 1990). Behaviourists are concerned with the questions relating to the conditions and events surrounding the behaviour‚ looking at the gaps in learnt behaviour‚ environment aspects‚ watching how they react. (Nicolson‚ Bayne 1990) This theory can be applied to John in the case study; he displays aggressive behaviour
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and engage children in their learning and development. Theorists focused on cognitive development such as Piaget and Vygotsky stressed the importance of the social environment in helping children realise their potential. Whilst behaviourists like Skinner believed that children learn/develop through consequences and reinforcements after an initial behaviour. Other theorists‚ like Freud and Maslow‚ examined the influence of personality and motivation as factors that influence our behaviour. Bandura further
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External Factors Nutrition Having a healthy diet and getting the right nutrition is essential for the growth of children’s development years. This helps children become physically strong‚ healthy and also the brain can reach its full potential‚ eating healthy can reduce the risk of diseases and vitamin deficiencies. It is important children eat healthy fresh food and not processed foods as they have high levels of salt‚ fat and sugar and this can lead to obesity. Education Children need
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