Evaluation on two theories of cognitive development This essay I will look at the similarity and the differences between Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories in explanation of child cognitive development. Particularly it will describe their theories on the importance of social interactions in influencing development. I will give a brief overview of the four stages of Piaget’s theories. Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories will then be evaluated‚ with key terms explained. I aim to show that Vygotsky’s theory
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Sexual issues and aging in adult development Lisa Johnson University of the Rockies Abstract There have always been questions and concerns about sexuality in older adults. There have been recent studies done on older men and women about how they maintain high levels of sexual interest at their age even while experiencing sexual dysfunction. There are details of menopause‚ diseases‚ medications that they take to stay sexually active‚ what orientation they prefer‚ and their sexual beliefs
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How does the cognitive development and moral development affect a human as they grow? Cognitive development is the role of the caregiver facilitating in the toddler’s life. Whereas the moral development’s role in this is depending on the way the toddler is cared for and this would affect their morals. In the play of Othello we have noticed that the characters have had a different way of growing up and due to that that they have morals that are different to ones we see nowadays. The character Iago
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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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They had been speaking their mother tongues before I was on practicum. However‚ although they are weak in speaking English‚ it could be seen that their language development was improving during my practicum. In the meantime‚ their other developmental aspects were developing rapidly and closely related‚ especially in cognitive development. Based on my practicum experience‚ this report will be discussing the progression of these two children in different developmental domains. Meanwhile‚ developmental
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How do kids reason? (Piaget’s preoperational thought) According to Piaget‚ “he called cognitive development between about 2 and 6 years preoperational intelligence‚ a time for symbolic thoughts‚ especially language and imagination.” Children do not use logical operations-reasoning processes during this time. In other words‚ things do not have to add up in order for it to make sense to them. An example would be that a child is able to use an object to represent something else‚ such as pretending
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I will apply Vygotsky’s theory of development to make changes to my current curriculum. Vygotsky believed that social and cultural environments affect the way people think and their cognitive development. He believes that children have a curiosity to experiment with their environment that contributes to their cognitive development‚ but he think the most important factor is social interaction. When kids are younger this interaction is between their families and the people close to them‚ but as they
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derives from Freudian theory. It focuses on the unconscious mechanisms that drive human emotions and behaviors. Childhood experiences and memories figure prominently in these approaches‚ as they are thought to drive each person’s psychological development. Psychoanalytic approaches are the most traditional; utilizing Freud’s initial ideas about the defense mechanisms and structure of personality. Psychodynamic approaches (such as Object-Relations and Interpersonal approaches) are more contemporary
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According to” Piaget theory”‚ cognitive development involves a change in cognitive process and abilities. The cognitive level of these I observed was preoperational stage to operational stage. At the preoperational stage happen from age 2-7 year olds‚ in this stage‚ kids learn through pretend paly but still struggle with logic and taking other people opinion. They also often struggle with understanding the ideal of constancy. The operational stage happen from age 7-11‚ in this stage individual are
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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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