general principles of development‚ the brain and cognitive development‚ Piaget’s theory of cognitive development and Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural perspective. Educational Psychology plays a very important role in our daily lives as it helps us to understand and develop strategies to improve the learning process. An effective teacher is one who is organized‚ not biased‚ patient‚ and flexible and knows how to teach medium and slow paced learners. The essay also speaks about Development; persons develop
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our bonds with someone change over time. For example when we are children we have to rely on our parents for everything. When we reach middle adulthood which is ages 34-60 years old our parents are more than likely in the elderly state of their lives and may require our help. Over time we may gain or lose friends as well. Hopefully
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Week 4 Later Adulthood Development Report Tonya Gray BSHS 325 September 28‚ 2014 Marcy Stern Week 4 Later Adulthood Development Report Introduction As adults enter the stage of later adulthood‚ many changes will begin to develop for each person. The aging process includes transitioning from work life to retirement‚ changes to roles‚ social positions‚ social policies‚ determining living accommodations with healthcare needs‚ and relationships with families and peers. The stage known as the
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Cycle i. Young Adulthood Young adulthood is generally the period from age 20 to late 30s‚ and is characterized by slightly declining physiological indicators‚ such as stamina‚ endurance and other general aches and pains not experienced in earlier years. Young adulthood is a time of rapid growth‚ life changes‚ and learning‚ that influence an individual throughout his or her lifetime. According to Erickson‚ in early adulthood‚ the focus on the individual person is usually on the development of intimate
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and though they may be more mature‚ mental development says that they are not adults until the age of twenty five. Neurologists have only started researching the age of brain development recently and what they found demolished what they previously hypothesized. It used to be common knowledge that kids became adults at eighteen‚ and that the brain was fully developed‚ but based on new brain scans‚ “ a consensus of neuroscientists agree that brain development likely persists until at least the mid-20s
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Stages of Cognitive Development In the infancy stage infants have little knowledge and awareness of thought processes. Children in this stage also have a general absence of learning strategies. Toddlers in this stage however‚ can point or look at a location to remember where their toy or object is hidden. Around age two children some children can use an object to get another object. Around one year some are able to plan actions to accomplish a goal. In early childhood some are able to show evidence
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Brain development is a complex and prolonged process; the developing of different parts and functions of the brain occur at different times. Until 2 years of age‚ peak synapse development‚ and significant brain growth occurs. By preschool age‚ synaptic density has reached the adult level. The myelination of some parts of the brain mainly those that control higher cognitive functions‚ such as the frontal lobes continues well into adolescence‚ whilst myelination occurs earlier in other parts of the
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Journey of the brain-Birth to late adulthood Child development is crucial throughout the early years‚ during this time the development of the brain occurs and continues through late adulthood. The development of the brain contributes to the functioning of the body. The anatomy of the brain is made up of neurons and divided into four different lobes. The temporal‚ frontal‚ parietal‚ and occipital lobes control a variety of cognitive functions (Santrock‚ 2013). The
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Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development Adolescence is considered the developmental state between childhood and adulthood. It generally refers to the period from ages 12 through 18. (Sprinthall & Collins‚ 1987). This period of an individual’s life is often starts with puberty. It can also be characterized and associated with psychological‚ social‚ and biological changes. Psychologists focus on physiological change‚ cognitive development‚ and identity formation when dealing with adolescence
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development due to these junk foods. That is one of many reasons why puberty has extended to the mid twenties. According to ‚“How Nutrition Affects your Brain”‚ by Monica Reinagel‚ MS‚ LD/N‚ CNS‚ the brain needs a number of different nutrients to develop properly. It has been proven that‚ “a healthy diet does seem to delay or protect against age-related cognitive decline” (“How Nutrition Affects your Brain” 2). If a healthy diet delays against cognitive decline‚ the same concept should apply to the
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