There are a variety of similarities in the content in both the Broderick and Blewitt text and the reading by Sylwester. Broderick and Blewitt open the chapter by explaining the intricate process of how the brain is formed and how it develops throughout gestation. Once the brain structure itself has formed in the womb, nerve cells called neurons begin to form (Broderick & Blewitt, 2010). The brain sends information to the rest of the body through neurotransmitters that are housed in terminals at the end of axons (Sylwester, 1995). Sylwester gave an interesting analogy of how neurotransmitters communicate information. Sylwester explained that receptors are like a lock and neurotransmitters are like a key. Neurotransmitters are a specific
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Two of the main ideas included in Piaget’s Constructivist Theory is the process of assimilation and accommodation (Broderick & Blewitt, 2010). When a child is confronted with a new stimulus, the child may use assimilation to make the stimulus fit into a category of something they already know (Broderick & Blewitt, 2010). For example, if a family with a child has a dog and the child goes to a friend’s house that has a cat, the child may call the cat a dog because they have adapted that a furry, four-legged animal in the house is a dog. The friend’s parent may tell the child that animal is called a cat and not a dog. That child will then accommodate this information to gain a better understanding of the stimulus and will use this information the next time it is introduced to a similar stimulus (Broderick & Blewitt, 2010). Piaget also brought forth the idea of object permanence (Broderick & Blewitt, 2010). Object permanence asserts the idea that children, mainly infants, have a hard time understanding that objects still exist even if they cannot see them (Broderick & Blewitt, 2010). Object permanence could be an explanation for babies’ fascination with the game peek-a-boo. The children are always extremely startled when your face appears from behind your hands, no matter how many times they have played the game. An interesting study conducted by
Two of the main ideas included in Piaget’s Constructivist Theory is the process of assimilation and accommodation (Broderick & Blewitt, 2010). When a child is confronted with a new stimulus, the child may use assimilation to make the stimulus fit into a category of something they already know (Broderick & Blewitt, 2010). For example, if a family with a child has a dog and the child goes to a friend’s house that has a cat, the child may call the cat a dog because they have adapted that a furry, four-legged animal in the house is a dog. The friend’s parent may tell the child that animal is called a cat and not a dog. That child will then accommodate this information to gain a better understanding of the stimulus and will use this information the next time it is introduced to a similar stimulus (Broderick & Blewitt, 2010). Piaget also brought forth the idea of object permanence (Broderick & Blewitt, 2010). Object permanence asserts the idea that children, mainly infants, have a hard time understanding that objects still exist even if they cannot see them (Broderick & Blewitt, 2010). Object permanence could be an explanation for babies’ fascination with the game peek-a-boo. The children are always extremely startled when your face appears from behind your hands, no matter how many times they have played the game. An interesting study conducted by