Jean-Martin Charcot

Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory is a standard theory in the field of psychology used to describe how people grow and change with regards to personal reasoning skills. According to the text, Piaget’s cognitive development theory is the “principle that from infancy to adolescence, children progress through four qualitatively different stages of intellectual growth” (Belsky, 2012, p. 22) The four stages (occurring during childhood) developed by Piaget are: Sensorimotor, Preoperations,…

sensorimotor stage (from birth to age two), the preoperational stage (from age two to about age seven), the concrete operational stage (from age seven to eleven) and the formal operational stage (which begins in adolescence and spans into adulthood). Jean Piaget had a constructivist approach of development which means that he believed that infants were born with very little knowledge and learnt about objects through their experience of it. He observes the emergence of object permanence within…

Introduction Throughout the years, the type of toys an infant may receive has increased. Many companies have built today’s toys specifically in helping the development of the child throughout a variety of ways. In addition, the use of toys by a child can also help increase a positive parent-child relationship from engaging in playing (Goldstein, 2012). The purpose of toys is not only to play, but also be able to gain the toy’s developmental benefits (Goldstein, 2012). Thus, if a child does not…

Adolescent egocentrism describes the phenomenon during which adolescents cannot differentiate between their own perception of themselves and the perception of others (Elkind, 1967). It has been looped in with Piaget’s cognitive development theory (Kesselring & Müller, 2010). Though there have been many criticisms over specific details in Adolescent egocentrism regarding Piaget’s theory, people generally seem to agree on two subtopics of adolescent egocentrism: imaginary audience and personal…

Jay does not feel very independent living with his mother. He has stated his interest in getting a job, however, his mother does not allow him to get a job because it will affect his eligibility for his disability benefits. It appears that he does not feel to have any personal control in making his own choices. This can be a reason in which his relationship with his mother is considered to be just “okay”. In a person’s life course, the past shapes the future. Transitions in one’s life can…

Moral development is the process in which we distinguish what is right from wrong, our behavior patterns, attitudes, and etc.. Usually, when thinking of the word “development” we often think of children. However in this case, moral development derives from children to adults.. Moral development can impact your views and opinions with different types of topics. Views/opinions influences one 's behavior and attitude, whether it be towards others or just in general. Kohlberg’s theory of moral…

The nature vs nurture debate is a classic debate in psychology. It is one of the oldest arguments in the psychology community, and has in fact existed longer than the twenty-one years I 've been alive. Since first introduced by Francis Galton in 1869, it has evolved as an even more controversial topic. There are those who believe that nature has the biggest influence on one’s behavior, while others argue that nurture does. Moreover, the debate of nurture and nature could be applied to my own…

Piaget’s Theory Well known French psychologist, Jean Piaget, developed a theory, which is known as the four stages of cognitive development. The stages start from when a child is born up to the age of twelve, or preteen years. According to simplypsychology.org, this source states, “Piaget (1952) believed that [these four stages] are universal-i.e. that the same sequence of development occurs in children all over the world, whatever their culture (McLeod 2009).” To continue, I will elaborate and…

Adolescent Norm-Referenced Growth Criteria The stages of development for children are differ depending on gender. Females tend to hit their growth spurts before males do which leads to females tending to be slightly taller in elementary and perhaps parts of middle school. During the age range in which the film Flipped covers, males and females are likely to hit puberty with females generally starting earlier than males. Due to puberty, both genders will see a change in weight and height as…

A Learning theory is a framework describing how information is processed and absorbed by our minds. Behavioural, personal and environmental factors, as well as previous experiences, all play a part in our understanding. They explain how different factors can help learners process and recall information, suggesting that as we learn we also change the way we perceive our surroundings and the way we interact with others. A definition by Kimble (1961) is that “Learning refers to a more or less…