Development

Development is a broad spontaneous process that results in the continual addition, modification and recognition of psychological structures. piagets(1936) was the first psychologists to make a systematic study of cognitive development . His contributions include a theory of cognitive child development, detailed observational studies of cognition in children , and a series of simple but ingenious tests to reveal different cognitive abilities. There are some basic components of piagets mental…

and contrast two theorist; Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky from the field of developmental psychology focusing on the area of cognitive development. Cognitive development simply means the change in intellectual/mental abilities such as thinking, reasoning and understanding (California Department of Education, 2015). Jean Piaget based his theory of cognitive development on observations of children from infancy to adolescents of which he did on his three children. According to Piaget, children are…

3. Describe children’s overall development needs. A child’s development happens in a wide range of areas including physical, intellectual, language, emotional and social development. These are all important to create a good happy child. The children’s overall development needs are:  The need for physical activity Children need exercise to develop their bodies and grow. Through physical activities children’s bodies can develop muscles which help them grow. Exercise means playing and being…

experiencing it. He also believed that nature and nurture were both valuable factors in a child’s cognitive growth, but he presumed that it happened in different stages rather than a continuous progression of growth. Piaget separated cognitive development into four stages. The first stage, from birth to about two years of age, is sensorimotor. During this stage a child experiences the world through their senses and actions, such as touching, mouthing and seeing. During the sensorimotor stage…

A discussion about the Randfontein municipality and what challenges it is faced with when coming to the Local Economic Development (LED). Randfontein is based in the west side of Johannesburg, it falls under the West Rand District Municipality (WRDM). According to ( Reich, 1991) “ suitable economic policies could cure all economic problems by stimulating local economic development to create better human and financial capital flows”. South African government has developed a policy in which all…

Lifespan development is the field of study that examines the pattern of growth, change, and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire life span. (Feldman, 2008). Life span development focuses on human development, physical development, cognitive development, personality development and social development. Physical development examines the ways in which the body’s makeup that includes; the brain, nervous system, muscles, and the need for food, drink, and sleep. (Feldman, 2008).…

emotionally are equally important aspects of what is characterized as development. Development is a major aspect of a person’s life. It would be hard to characterize a person as a human being if they have not developed and grown. Development and developmental psychology is studying a person’s origins of thinking, language, math skills, and studying how an individual matures with internal and external factors. When discussing development there are many characteristics, which evolve over time.…

Four Moral Development Theories Jean Piaget’s Theory of Moral Development According to Piaget, cognitive ability must be developed before a child is able to reason in social situations (Schunk, 2017). The study of the different responses between a younger child and an older child’s way of thinking was a key part of Piaget’s research. His researched showed that Moral development in younger children focuses more on what happens after an incident compared to an older child who will tend to look at…

and family dynamic have influenced Lindsay throughout this stage of her development. Forces of Development The three forces of development, which include physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional,…

necessary for development of the brain cognitively in order to develop socially. The social development of individuals is absolutely essential, and allows for individuals to learn and eventually prescribe to socially agreed upon ways of behaving in their world (Whitehead, 2011). Development of the brain, is known as “cognitive” development (Mangan 2007, Combs 2009). Within our model we discuss Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development as a reference to one of many cognitive development…