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    approach to early childhood education has its roots in the work of psychologists Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) and Jean Piaget (1896-1980). “Piaget’s theories in child development‚ cognition and intelligence worked as a framework to inspire the development of the constructivist approach to learning.”(http://www.ehow.com/info_8541570_differences-vygotsky-piaget-teaching.html). Piaget believed that children go through four stages of development: (1) the Sensori- Motor‚ (from birth to 2 years)‚ (2)

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    Piaget ’s theories of stages of development start from infancy to adolescence. He was mainly interested in the biological influences on “how we come to know.” (Huitt‚ W.‚ & Hummel‚ J. (2003). There are two major aspects of his theory; the process in which we come to know and the stages we move through when we acquire this ability. In Piaget ’s theory of cognitive development consists of four stages sensorimotor stage (infancy)‚ preperational stage (early childhood) ‚ concreticoperational stage (middle

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    are therefore shunned away. Because these people are condemned or looked down upon‚ they act as bad examples to reinforce social norms. Two characters that portray such social deviance are Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron and Ray Bradbury’s Leonard Mead of “The Pedestrian.” By labeling people as “social deviants‚” people attempt to keep order in society. The common social deviant in a way embodies the ideals of individualism. As a given society sets up boundaries to which social rules separate and

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    According to Jon Piaget ’s theory of cognitive development‚ there are four stages of cognitive development. These stages are all assigned to a specific age where Piaget‚ after observing and interviewing both his own children and other children as well‚he concluded these stages were to begin and end. These four stages begin with the sensorimotor stage that begins at birth until about age two. During this stage an infant observes his or her environment through his or her mouth‚ primarily by sucking

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    human’s lifetime. Jean Piaget is one of the great minds to make an impact on this field of study. He made impressive strides in the world of psychology through the study of children and how they develop and learn as they grow. Born in Neuchâtel‚ Switzerland‚ Piaget excelled in science at an early age and wrote many essays and papers on the subject. He found a great interest in mollusks in

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    4/30/15 General Psychology Friday 8am-10: 45am Piagets Stages of Cognitive Development Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist‚ who from early age had a huge interest in how people come to know the world around them. Piaget also developed an interest in the intellectual development of children. Based on his observations‚ he concluded that adults were not smarter than children‚ children just think differently. Piaget ’s stage theory describes the cognitive development of children

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    p. 221). There are two major theories of moral development: Piaget ’s and Kohlberg ’s. These two are similar in that they are both stage theories related to cognitive development‚ but Kohlberg sees moral development as a more complex and longer process than Piaget ’s theory. Piaget ’s two-stage model proposes a premoral period where preschool children are indifferent about rules and make them up as they go along. At about age 5‚ Piaget described children ’s mortality as heteronomous‚ where rules

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    is also true for Mr. Leonard Mead‚ the main character in Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Pedestrian.” In this short story‚ Mr. Leonard Mead sees how technology is cutting people off from the outside world‚ and how his decision to not appreciate it makes him strange to society. In Ray Bradbury’s short story‚ it is revealed how technology can negatively affect people’s lives‚ and how not agreeing with its uses can make a person an outcast. In the story‚ Mr. Leonard Mead chooses to appreciate the simple

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    Anthropologist Margaret Mead addressed the differences in temperament found between men and women in her book Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies (1935). In this study she concluded that sex has no bearing on social traits and the temperament of an individual. Her research looked at whether masculine or feminine traits are innate or learned. She also questioned whether men and women differ because of nature (heredity) or nurture (socialization). She concludes that cultural conditioning

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    play: theoretical origins‚ developmental significance and application in educational settings. Abstract Pretend or make believe play has been associated with child development and mental cognition. Piaget and Vygotsky in particular contended that children learn constructively through their interaction with their physical‚ social and cultural environments and that make believe play enhances their development. Enculturation‚ language development‚ the

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