E1 – 600 words
A profound and extensive knowledge and understanding if my topic was achieved through analysis of website articles, videos, books and interview responses. In order to refine what was an extensive subject of psychology, I conducted comprehensive reading of secondary sources including online webpages and videos to gain a cultivated understanding of various forms of psychology. I further refined my topic through the process of literature reviews to stimulate deeper analysis of the diverse concepts and to contest to my original perceptions. My initial idea of child psychology was restricted to a broad insight of the learning processes and developments acquired, this was further challenged and analysed through my research. This …show more content…
Furthermore, the majority of the sources were updated or written in very recent years, implying that the information obtained was current and therefore concluding that it is likely to be accurate in which was important in my research due to the nature of my topic. Additionally, the reliability of the website articles was adequate as the author of Simply Psychology articles was a psychology tutor with a degree in psychology as well as ten years’ experience in the field. However, other websites I used such as Raising Children were not written by people with qualifications and, therefore, can not be considered as experts yet were supported by government officials. Conversely, the authors reference relevant experts such as doctors and psychologists to support their articles and the information provided was verified when cross referencing with other sources, indicating that the lack of formal qualifications did not affects the …show more content…
Through conducting these surveys, I hoped to obtain insightful information to how associative learning is applied practically to home and school environments. It was because of this that I decided to interview a primary school teacher who taught year reception and a parent of a five-year-old daughter as they are the primary authorative figures who enforce and witness this form of learning in practice. The process was valid in that I obtained a large amount of relevant and critical information that contributed to and supported key findings of my research. Additionally, these sources provided a foundation in which I could further develop my research and understanding to be able to stipulate supported
A profound and extensive knowledge and understanding if my topic was achieved through analysis of website articles, videos, books and interview responses. In order to refine what was an extensive subject of psychology, I conducted comprehensive reading of secondary sources including online webpages and videos to gain a cultivated understanding of various forms of psychology. I further refined my topic through the process of literature reviews to stimulate deeper analysis of the diverse concepts and to contest to my original perceptions. My initial idea of child psychology was restricted to a broad insight of the learning processes and developments acquired, this was further challenged and analysed through my research. This …show more content…
Furthermore, the majority of the sources were updated or written in very recent years, implying that the information obtained was current and therefore concluding that it is likely to be accurate in which was important in my research due to the nature of my topic. Additionally, the reliability of the website articles was adequate as the author of Simply Psychology articles was a psychology tutor with a degree in psychology as well as ten years’ experience in the field. However, other websites I used such as Raising Children were not written by people with qualifications and, therefore, can not be considered as experts yet were supported by government officials. Conversely, the authors reference relevant experts such as doctors and psychologists to support their articles and the information provided was verified when cross referencing with other sources, indicating that the lack of formal qualifications did not affects the …show more content…
Through conducting these surveys, I hoped to obtain insightful information to how associative learning is applied practically to home and school environments. It was because of this that I decided to interview a primary school teacher who taught year reception and a parent of a five-year-old daughter as they are the primary authorative figures who enforce and witness this form of learning in practice. The process was valid in that I obtained a large amount of relevant and critical information that contributed to and supported key findings of my research. Additionally, these sources provided a foundation in which I could further develop my research and understanding to be able to stipulate supported