The final scaffold scene in The Scarlet Letter serves as an illuminating incident where various themes and there meanings are explained. The kiss Arthur and his daughter share and how it transforms Pearl into a compassionate human shows the reader why Nathaniel Hawthorne emphasized the importance of their kiss in previous scenes. Pearl is explained throughout the books as an “elf-child” but her interaction with the reverend finally enlightens her and tell the reader her relationship with her father
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month old infants and their parents to determine if the parents began to read to their infants. The investigators tested various factors such as an infant’s temperament‚ gender and other attributes along with the parent’s level of education‚ socioeconomic status‚ income‚ etc. Investigators predicted that certain parental behaviors would account for infant’s early reading and language development. They predicted parents that weren’t as educated would be less likely to read to their infants. There was
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training tool in the early fifties‚ for those intending to work with troubled and disturbed children using a psychodynamic approach (Rhode‚2004) . Child analyst‚ Esther Bick‚ introduced the practice of systematic observation of the development of infants (Bion‚ 1962: McMahon & Farnfield‚ 1994). This consisted of the student observing a baby‚ starting as soon after the birth as possible‚ and observing once a week for an hour over a year. Notes were not taken at the time‚ but students were expected
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Nature versus nurture debate is a psychology term related to whether heredity or the environment most impacts human psychological development (behavior‚ habits‚ intelligence‚ personality‚ sexuality and so on)". Is man a product of his environment or is personality development solely dependent on genetic makeup? Is man a product of his environment or is personality development solely dependent on genetic makeup? What are the reasons that have led to the nurture versus nature debate? What are
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Journal of Moral Education‚ 27(3)‚ 371-391. Bono‚ G Broderick‚ P. C. & Blewitt‚ P. (2010). The Life Span: Human development for helping professionals (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson Education Inc. Courage‚ M. L.‚ & Howe‚ M. L. (2002). From infant to child: The dynamics of cognitive change in the second year of life. Psychological Bulletin‚ 128(2)‚ 250-277. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.128.2.250 Dean‚ S.‚ Bhutta‚ Z.‚ Mason‚ E Feldman‚ R. S. (2006). Development across the life span. Upper Saddle River
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Bolded Items are Potential Short Answer Questions Theories Individual differences vs. General Development Continuous development—gradual production over time (Ex: Infant cannot yet imitate parents‚ but will eventually be able to understand language. Discontinuous development—all of the sudden there is a dramatic change (stage theories‚ Piaget assumes this). Universal stages—children everywhere follow the same sequence of development. Contexts—unique combinations of genetics and environmental
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traits of humans‚” (Merriam-Webster) and nurture as‚ “the sum of the environmental factors influencing the behavior and traits expressed by an organism.” (Merriam-Webster) A person can possess qualities that are inherited; an example would be the temperament that you are born with. Many years ago‚ I babysat for a little girl that was only 6 weeks old and was very fussy and as she grew she always seemed to be grouchy‚ she is now almost nineteen years old and though she still has a certain sense of anger
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1948 and 1952 Bowlby‚ along with his employee and then colleague‚ James Robertson‚ came to realize that infants who had been separated from their parents were not able to form an attachment with a primary caregiver‚ leading to anxiety or ultimately to insecurity or disassociation. Bowlby’s theory was also influenced by his observations of nonhuman primates. In the helpless young‚ he saw infant behaviors geared towards fostering contact with the necessary caregiver. He first considered this attachment
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Exam 1 Highlights * The leading cause of death in children younger than 19 is unintentional injuries. * 6 elements included in the process of developing cultural competence are: * Working on changing one’s own world view through examining one’s own values and behaviors and striving to reject racism and institutions that support it * Becoming familiar with core cultural issues by recognizing these issues and exploring them with patients * Becoming knowledgeable about
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into action by the brain and hormones released by the endocrine system. Areas of physical development include brain development‚ locomotor skills and sensory capabilities. including perception. Developmental phases studied across the lifespan are the infant‚ from birth to
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