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Data Analysis: Nature of intelligence in one’s personality and Reality as a dynamic force of constant amendments in The Lost Pearl by Lara Zuberi Cognitive development is the construction of intellectual aptitude including identification, investigation, exposition, sensitivity and judgment, from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. Nature of intelligence mainly involves the intellectual practicalities, psychological sequences (thoughts), and eminences of intelligent entities. An…

The act of growing up is something we all experience. Being naive and innocent characterize the time and state of mind before this act. Our view of the world are one of the things that is affected by this naive nature. Preteens often picture an adult life and world as something magical, almost fictional and have high hopes for this adult future. Growing up and growing out of this naive worldview is exactly what the main character experiences in the short story Acting Shakespeare. Through this…

trigger situations to occur that require primary circular reactions, that is, “A repeated action that has been done reflectively or by chance” (Hooper & Umansky, 313). Memory is an essential tool to cognitive growth. As indicated by, psychologist Jean Piaget’s Four Stages of Cognitive Development, towards the end of the sensorimotor stage, infants will experience what is known as, Object Permanence. Object Permanence is recognizing that an object exist even if it is openly out of sight. In…

Evolution of Education Theories According to Bredekamp (2014), theories perform an explanation of how information and observations are organized to relate to one another (p.101). As children grow through time, their experiences and brain activity develop differently. Over the years research has shown that theories are in fact evolving overtime due to the changes in the way children learn. Theories that have been made often affect the way people, educators, parents, doctors behave. Some…

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…