KNPE-245 CHILD OBSERVATION PAPER The aim of this paper is to describe a 60 minute child observation with regards to the affective‚ cognitive and psychomotor domain. BACKGROUND OF THE CHILD The child chosen for this observation paper is a Mexican boy named Julian (age 7 to 8). He was in the park with his whole family: parents (in their late 20’s)‚ older brother Renato (10) and younger sister Sylvia (3). I thought he was the perfect candidate because I could observe the interaction between
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Identifying and correcting cognitive distortions Introduction Cognition is a word used to describe our thinking‚ for example cognitions consist of thoughts‚ ideas‚ expectations‚ beliefs and attitudes (Wright & McCray 2012). Cognitive distortions are habitual ways of interpreting information‚ situations and people that alter reality‚ so that an unnecessary negative view of one’s self‚ circumstances or future is generated (Wilkes‚ 1994).The main reason to resolve cognitive distortions‚ is that it
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Running head: COGNITIVE LEARNING Cognitive Learning Pearl Loftlin Grand Canyon University Abstract “Knowledge is learned‚ and changes in knowledge make changes in behavior possible (Woolfolk‚ p.248).” Learning is an important part of life‚ it our job as educators to teach and help children gain knowledge as they grow older. Learning takes place in the mind. Our memory is a vital part of our growth. The information process memory model examines how memory
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What is cognitive psychology? The study of mental processes such as perceiving‚ remembering‚ and reasoning. Analytic introspection- analyze current perception into its elementary parts. Structuralism-complex conscious experiences can be broken down to elemental structures (component parts) of sensation and feelings. Introspection-look at a stimulus and report sensations and feelings to create a description of conscious experience School of functionalism-learn how the mind produces useful behavior
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For my observation I chose to survey a few students that attend after school/day care at YMCA Elmonte. YMCA elmonte has guidelines for volunteers and requires A background check for non staff. I was not able to get full access to the YMCA as a volunteer due too time constraints for this first observation‚ but should be processed in time for observation number two for older aged adolescents. I choose to pay attention to age groups 4-5 years old for my first study as grounds for learning about Social
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Art Observation For my art observation I went to preschool. I observed a Jr. Kindergarten class that consisted of 12 students between the ages of 4 and 5. It was a Monday‚ Tuesday‚ Wednesday class. The day that I observed the students and teachers sometimes (as well as the whole school) were a little distracted‚ because it was picture day. So after the students took their pictures they did their art activity so that they wouldn’t have to stop and they wouldn’t get dirty for the picture. Overall
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dressed. She was very alert and happy focusing on her mothers face. Abigail’s reaction to the presence of Melissa demonstrates that there is a strong emotional bond between them. This directly correlates with Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development of trust versus mistrust. The stimulation that is presented to Abigail is warm and pleasant which allows for Abigail to feel safe and secure. She responds to this with smiles and moving her body. Melissa sang “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” using hand
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Humans are complex beings with many parts that come together to make us who we are. One such thing that plays a part in human complexity is Empathy. Empathy has been defined as “a concept involving cognitive as well as affective or emotional domains. The cognitive domain of empathy involves the ability to understand another person’s inner experiences and feelings and a capability to view the outside world from the other person’s perspective. The affective domain involves the capacity to enter into
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Tommy Griffiths PSY-3320 Robin Muse October 8‚ 2012 Child Observation For this project I chose to visit and observe a preschool program oriented towards the mentally-impaired child. This small school is near my military installation‚ although it is not directly associated with it. Most of the families who enroll their children in the school are military personnel‚ and the director is a military veteran. There are eight 4-and 5-year old children in the group‚ and each of them has some special
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The infant in this observations appears to be in the active proximity seeking stage because she protested when the mother left to get more food and was happy when her mother came back to the table where they were she was sitting at. Sigelman and Rider (2015) suggest that most
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