__A__ 1. The briefest period of prenatal development is the: a. germinal stage b. embryonic stage c. fetal stage d. baby-making stage _C___ 2. Motor development involves the acquisition of: a. sensory abilities including hearing and taste b. reflexive movements and abilities c. the muscular control necessary for coordinated movement d. language and speech patterns necessary for communication _A___ 3. Piaget called the incorporation of new objects into existing knowledge: a. assimilation
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EXAM ESSAY # 2: Vygotsky’s Concepts of Cognitive Development Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky proposed that children learn through interactions with their surrounding culture. This theory is known as the socio-cultural perspective. It also states that the cognitive development of children and adolescents is enhanced when they interact with others who have more advanced skills. Vygotsky viewed interaction with peers as an effective way of developing skills and strategies. Vygotsky presented
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4. Piaget and Cognitive Development Copyright © 2004‚ James Fleming‚ Ph.D. _______ During this [early childhood] period magic‚ animism‚ and artificialism are completely merged. The world is a society of living beings controlled and directed by man. The self and the external world are not clearly delimited. Every action is both physical and psychical. –Jean Piaget1 ________ Piaget’s Place in the History of Psychology A ranking of the most eminent psychologists of the 20th century by professionals
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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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Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence THE NATURE OF ADOLESCENCE * Stanley Hall’s “storm and stress” – turbulent time charged with conflict and mood swings * Daniel Offer – healthy self images of adolescents were displayed * Personal experience + medial portrayals = public attitudes * Acting out and boundary testing are an adolescent’s way of accepting rather than rejecting parents’ values * Life course is influenced by ethnic‚ cultural‚ gender‚ socioeconomic
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theories of Piaget and Vygotsky‚ this reflective statement will explore my learning journey of playing the guitar and a challenge I faced with my development explaining the impact it had with reference to the chosen theories. Jean Piaget and Lev Semanovich Vygotsky were two of the most influential theorists that contributed to how we view cognitive development today. Piaget was born in 1896 in Neuchatel‚ Switzerland to a father who was a scientist and a mentally ill mother. Like his father‚ this led
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In this week’s reading we got to take a look at In the Cognitive and Language Development in Children by John Oates and Andrew Grayson. In the book we looked at chapter 7 which was is called Mathematical and Scientific thinking by Terezinha Nunes and Peter Bryant. In this chapter they talked about the development of mathematical understanding‚ the development of scientific reasoning‚ and cognitive development and the acquisition of mathematical and scientific principles. Before reading this book
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Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood Cindi Gould PSY-32353 Professor Linkin Ottawa University What are the affects‚ if any on the Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood in a two parent-working household? Does a child that comes from a home that has a stay at home parent fare better cognitively? Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget theory of cognitive development is a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence. Merriam-Webster
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Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development Angela Oswalt‚ MSW‚ edited by C. E. Zupanick‚ Psy.D. Jean Piaget is perhaps one of the most well-known and influential child development specialists. His work was first published during the 1920’s‚ but his theory of cognitive development continues to influence contemporary researchers and clinicians. Piaget’s identified five characteristic indicators of adolescent cognitive development and named them as follows: 1) formal operations‚ 2) hypothetico-deductive
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for Alfred Binet‚ and refining Burt’s reasoning test. During his time working at Binet’s lab‚ he studied the way that children reasoned. After two years of working with children‚ Piaget finally realised what he wanted to investigate – children’s development! He noticed that children of a younger aged answered questions qualitatively different than those of an older age. This suggested to him that younger children were not less knowledgeable‚ but gave different answers because they thought differently
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