Edward Thorndike

Background: Growing up in a fast-paced environment, where many people either knew a lot or had the art of speaking like they knew, taught me that with practice makes perfect. I was always able to learn something by watching how one acts in a certain situation. Seeing how they approach it and get through it weather positive or negative was a lesson for me. I have learned to look at a situation and evaluate it for now and how it may affect me later. I was also able to learn though process of…

Name of Psychologist Jean Piaget Field of Psychology Developmental Psychology Main Contributions Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is his theory that he theorised that the person’s childhood plays a major role in his or her development as a person. In his theory there are 4 stages, Jean Piaget was inspired by that theory when he was observing his nephew and his daughter, he concluded that children are not less smart than the adults, but they think differently compared to the adults.…

Goleman and Boyatzis break down the biological aspects of the brain and bring to light a concept that social intelligence can be explained by social neuroscience or the study of what happens to the brain when people interact. Neuroscientist say that behaviors exhibited by leaders, such as empathy, directly affect not only their own brain chemistry, but also the brain chemistry of their followers. They say that the leader-follower dynamic is more of a fused system rather than independent minds…

Learning Theories Different views exists on the nature of learning. Based on observations and research, theories developed that help establish the basis for learning environments (Schunk 2012, 27). By looking in to the ways the people learn, museums develop effective educational programs. The theories serve as tools that can help museum educators ensure that visitors have and an educational experience at museums. Debate exists over which theory is most beneficial when creating educational…

Introduction The purpose of this paper is to a) discuss the history of Leta Hollingworth b) to discuss her works c) to discuss her work on American society and d) to discuss the impact of her on me a preservice teacher e) conclusion f) references The History of Leta Hollingworth Leta Hollingsworth was an American psychologist, educator, feminist who made a huge impact in the world, we live in today. On May 25, 1886, Leta Ann Stetter was born near a farm in Chardon, Nebraska. She was the oldest…