Taniya Moon September 19‚ 2014 Child Development 101 Cognitive Theory One of the first people to have a cognitive theory about development was scientist Jean Piaget. When Piaget did an IQ test on children he figured out something to look at differently about development: how the children thought as they came up with their answers was more important than what they actually knew. “In the cognitive theory equilibrium‚ a state of mental balance in which people are not confused because they can use
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Attachment: A Theory of Development of Adult Relationships Kristina Mihajlovic University of Illinois at Chicago As humans‚ building relationships between others is a form of connecting and communicating. It is a social situation that is experienced every day through the course of a lifetime. The initial relationship that is made is between the mother and the child. This bond that connects two people is known to be called attachment. The theory of attachment begins at birth‚ and from that‚ continuing
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Kohlberg’s theory of moral development. In this essay‚ following a brief outline of the theory‚ I will be discussing the strengths and weaknesses of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development. Morality comes from the Latin word for custom. It is a behaviour that one has been accustomed to due to the laws and customs in a particular society. By the time a person reaches adulthood‚ they should have a good idea about personal and social behaviour (Carlson‚ 2004) Kohlberg’s theory of moral development was
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were prominent theorists who had an immense impact on psychosocial development and early childhood education. Both theorists studied and focused on diverse‚ yet particular developmental stages. Erik Erikson’s assumptions involved the eight stages of psychosocial development. Moreover‚ his theory concentrates and describes the developmental stages across the lifespan. Though Erikson’s theory was developed years after Piaget’s theory‚ Erikson also fixated on the different stages across one’s lifespan
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Piaget ’s Theory of Cognitive Development Jean Piaget was born on August9‚ 1896‚ in the French speaking part of Switzerland. At an early age he developed an interest in biology‚ and by the time he had graduated from high school he had already published a number of papers. After marrying in 1923‚ he had three children‚ whom he studied from infancy. Piaget is best known for organizing cognitive development into a series of stages- the levels of development corresponding too infancy‚ childhood
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The Theory of the Big Bang started from observations and scientific facts. The Big Bang theory states that after the “Big Bang” the universe expanded from its original pea-sized origin to astronomical proportions‚ and the expansion of the universe still continues today but at a much slower rate. In the twentieth century many scientific developments were made by scientists that contributed to the creation of the Big Bang Theory. In 1910 Vesto Slipher was the first person to observe shifts in spectral
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classmates in school due to his emotional problems at home and he has little motivation to study in school because he is an introvert person. In addition to that‚ he has a difficulty in identifying his sex-role identity. Firstly‚ the social context of development of Jin Sheng is dependent on his historical‚ economical and social factors. Being from a low-income family coupled with his father’s retrenchment‚ he has to depend on some little pocket money from any part time job that his dad and mum are working
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The term cognitive development refers to the process of developing intelligence and higher level thinking that allows a person to acquire problem-solving skills from the age of infancy through adulthood. A Swiss philosopher by the name of Jean Piaget took an interest in in developmental psychology; specifically in children during infancy through pre-adolescence. This model developed by Piaget still has a modern-day relevancy. Contributions to Learning and Cognition Piaget made a considerable contribution
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LECTURER: MR. MASINDE TASK: A DISCUSSION OF THE ROSTOW FIVE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT GROPU MEMBERS NAME REGISTRATION NUMBER SIGNATURE NYABUTO MEPHINE BWARI E37/1523/2011 ……………………… BARAZA A. DANIEL E37/1625/2011 ……………………… LUMONYE FAITH JUMA E35S/11325/2010 ……………………… DOUGHLAS NYAKUNDI E37/1509/2011 ……………………… FREDDICK ACHACH E37/1614/2011 ……………………… Rostow’s five stages of Development This theory was written by Walt Whiteman Rostow. In 1960 he suggested countries
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Vygotsky’s Cognitive Development Theory Lev Vygotsky theorized that an individual’s psychological development is shaped by his/her historical and social environment. In contrast to Piaget’s developmental theory which emphasizes one’s genetic inner substance for cognitive development‚ Vygotsky’s model gave central focus to social interaction and the structuring power of content in the learning process. In accordance with locating the external aspects of the major element of human development‚ he highlighted
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