Jean-Martin Charcot

The Nature vs Nurture debate One of the longest lasting arguments in Psychology has been the nature vs nurture debate. The argument that talks about what and how nature and nurture effect a child. With many phycologist stating and proving many facts, that are hard to deny, leave us in this tangled mess that keep us scratching our heads in wonder whether it is nature or nurture. And so you may be asking yourself, is it nature or is it nurture? Well we will find out through the rest of this…

Milestones: Grasp and Hold objects Age: 3-4 months Being able to grasp and hold objects is a very important milestone in a newborn's life. Babies are born with an innate capability to grasp objects. However, at the age of 3 months ,the baby is able to grasp objects voluntarily and instinctively. Till this time the baby usually keeps with hands clenched in a fist, but are able open and close them voluntarily. What is grasping reflex? Have you ever witnessed the baby securely grasping your…

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…

14486198 Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, which is one of the most influential and extensive theory’s of cognitive development, came about as a result of Piaget himself, observing his own children. In this essay the writer will discuss how, according to Piaget, the process of adaption helps us to understand how a child constructs his/her world. The writer will then go on to outline Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. They will be focusing on the final stage of the theory, the…

According to Mcleod S. (2015), Piaget was not in agreement with the idea that intelligence was a fixed process, due to biological maturation and interaction with the environment. According to Piaget, children are born with a very basic mental structure (genetically inherited and evolved) on which all subsequent learning and knowledge are based. His interest was not to measure children’s I.Q., but how well they could count, spell and solve problems. He was mostly interested in the fundamental…

A psychological theory that is reflected in the case study is Piaget’s ‘Theory of Cognitive Development’. Piaget’s theory involves four stages of a child’s cognitive development and how they can understand different things during the different stages of development (refer to the table below) (Wadsworth, 1996). Piaget’s theory importantly shows that children between 7-11 (stage three) can usually only fully understand concrete situations (Wadsworth, 1996). So, in distressing and unknown…

After a kitten is born during the first two weeks of his or her life is known as the neonatal period. Your kitten is learning to respond to sounds during this phase and they're eyes begin to open. It's important that kitten's aren't removed from their mother at this time otherwise it can cause aggressive behavior towards humans and other animals plus hinder a kitten's ability to develop important skills. Kitten's also begin to establish an understanding about hierarchy and good social skills…

TOYS REVIEWS ALEX JR. MY BUSY TOWN WOODEN ACTIVITY CUBE written by: duncanstephen101 What is this toy? ALEX Jr. My Busy Town Wooden Activity Cube is a toy set that is primarily designed for children aged above one year of age and which features several activities all in a single five-sided wooden base package. The following are the most outstanding features and specifications of the toy together with their benefits: Color and Patterns The toy is made of very bright colors and patterns that…

Socioemotional development in infancy play important roles in learning to communicate with others and organize our behaviors. They use crying, smiling and other facial expressions to show emotions. Primary emotions are present in humans and other mammals and usually appear in the first 6 months such as fear, joy, sadness and excitement until they later develop self-conscious emotions like jealousy, empathy, embarrassment and shame which is more prominent after 16 months after birth. These…

Jean Piaget created a theory of cognitive development, with stages relating to the age of a child for those ages. For children up to two years Piaget said they were in the Sensorimotor stage of development, where infants acquire knowledge through motor…