Importance of motivation Most motivation theorists assume that motivation is involved in the performance of all learned responses; that is‚ a learned behavior will not occur unless it is energized. The major question among psychologists‚ in general‚ is whether motivation is a primary or secondary influence on behavior. That is‚ are changes in behavior better explained by principles of environmental/ecological influences‚ perception‚ memory‚ cognitive development‚ emotion‚ explanatory style‚ or
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force us to become anything‚ but can act as a nurturing background for our internal growth. People have free will and choice and every human has the potential to become great in his or her own way‚ with a little guidance. (Carl Rogers‚ Abraham Maslow) Cognitive : Behavior is directed by our mental processes and internal sentences. The word cognition refers to thinking or using mental processes. The most important human ability is that we can take information from the environment‚ analyze
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early intervention for the patient. Later in chapter 2‚ talks about different influential theorist that played a role in child development. B.F Skinner was a behaviorist that believed in positive reinforcement and ignoring negative behavior. Jean Piaget believed that children’s motivation to learn comes from their natural curiosity about the world. Lee Vgotsky believed that the key to learning for children comes from the support
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Understand Child and Young Person Development. Core 3.1 1.1 The term “Sequence” of child development refers to the how we expect a child to develop from the day it was born to the age of 19. Child Development is the biological‚ physiological and all the emotional changes that happen during these formative years as the child goes from dependency to autonomy. These changes could be hugely influenced by genetics‚ events that occur whilst in the womb and during prenatal development and are usually
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column. Next describe your ideal theory of child development‚ combining the elements that you believe would encapsulate your own beliefs and experiences Approach Theorist Underlying Model Theoretical Beliefs/Assumptions Key Terms Example Humanistic Maslow Organismic/ Contextual All individuals are unique and whole‚ and strive toward the fullest development of their potential. Meta- and basic needs‚ self-actualization‚ peak experiences Behavioristic Pavlov‚ Watson Skinner Bandura Mechanistic
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Principle psychological perspectives Psychology is the study of the brain‚ stemming from the greek word ‘psyche’ meaning the mind‚ and is made up of man different theories and perspectives. Each of these look at the human mind and find different explanations for how it works and how people behave. Some of the key psychological perspectives are; Behaviourist Social Learning Psychodynamic Humanistic Cognitive Biological Behaviourist Theory The behaviourist theory of psychology was founded
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San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Mezirow‚ J. (1991). Transformative Dimensions of Adult Learning. San Fransico: Jossey-Bass. Morgan‚ M. (1984) Reward-induced decrements and increments in intrinsic motivation’ review of Educational Research 54 (1)‚ pp5-30 Piaget‚ J Rogers‚ CR. (1980) A way of being Boston: Houghton Mifflin Skinner‚ BF
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Theorists Piaget Jean Piaget was a Swiss biologist‚ philosopher‚ and psychologist best known for his work in the area of developmental psychology. Piaget’s focus was on the intellectual or cognitive development of children and on the way in which their mind’s processed and progressed in knowledge. Piaget’s central thesis was that children develop self-centric theories about their environment‚ and about objects or persons in that environment‚ and they grow that children base these theories on their
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Major Schools of Thought in Psychology When psychology was first established as a science separate from biology and philosophy‚ the debate over how to describe and explain the human mind and behavior began. The first school of thought‚ structuralism‚ was advocated by the founder of the first psychology lab‚ Wilhelm Wundt. Almost immediately‚ other theories began to emerge and vie for dominance in psychology. The following are some of the major schools of thought that have influenced our knowledge
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Reading Report in Psychology Questions: 1. What are the different schools of thought in Psychology? 2. What are the contemporary approaches to Psychology? 3. What are the different subfields in Psychology? Answers: 1. Different Schools of Thought in Psychology a) Structuralism - Structuralism was the first school of psychology‚ and focused on breaking down mental processes into the most basic components. Major structuralist thinkers include Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener
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