Jean Rouch

Why are intelligence tests important in our society? The purpose of these tests are to see how well individuals can process, rearrange or utilize information. Psychologist ties these concepts to our school achievement and our occupational status. How is intelligence defined? Intelligence is defined as a general mental capability that involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience. If you are…

Coming into the world we have close to nothing. We don’t know anything or anyone for certain. All we have are these different ranges of emotions and even then we don’t know what it is we are going through. As we grow older we start to gain more knowledge about the world and ourselves, we have many life experiences that change the way we look at things. Everyday we are growing, changing our minds, learning new things, developing physically and mentally. Throughout your entire life there will be…

This essay will consider the viewpoints of childhood studies and child psychology, and evaluate the contributions that both disciplines can make to policy and practice. In the context of children, policy refers to a set of guidelines about aspects of children’s lives, whilst practice is dictated by policy and in turn, influences children’s lives directly. Although it does consider the influence of external factors, child psychology is a field of studying children that is primarily focused on the…

Peek-a-boo is a game that most parents and/or caregivers will play with their babies. It stimulates the baby’s senses, builds gross motor skills, strengthens their visual tracking, and encourages their social development. Most babies will develop this at around the age of 3-5 months. It signals that the baby is making leaps in cognitive development- in their memory and ability to think abstractly. When the caregiver plays peek-a-boo with the baby, they first cover their eyes and…

This paper will evaluate the context of the Harlem Children’s Zone case study for its completeness and adequacy. It will assess the organizational dynamics and how to improve the context description; subsequently, evaluating the connection of Harlem Children’s Zone with its organizational context. All four areas will provide insight into the use of the language and tools of systems thinking. The Context of the Action Project The context of the Harlem Children’s Zone, which was known as the…

I observed Mia, she is a 2.5-year-old with medium skin tone, short brown hair and brown eyes. Mia exhibits age appropriate mastery of biosocial development as described in chapter 5 pages 156-159 The Developing Person, Stassen 2015. At the beginning of the observation, Mia starts by displaying a variety of gross and fine motor skills. She demonstrates gross motor skills by walking around the room and pushing a baby walker. Mia stepped over toys, and kneeled on the floor to play. She…

Cognitive development; from infancy to adulthood, is the period in which an individual becomes more complex and effective in understanding the environment and the world. Biological development involves individual reasoning, thinking, memory, and changes on the ground. When we examine the child's cognitive characteristics in early childhood, it is different from adults. Children have their own unique world views and thought structures. The role of adults in supporting cognitive development…

Theories and approaches give meaning to what we observe and it is important for us to watch and listen to all the children in our care to help us to deepen our understanding of children's play. Over the past century many psychologists have provided theories and they continue to study development learning more about what children are like and how they develop. Most theories were developed several years ago and it is important for us to remember that research into child development will always be…

The problem behaviors of yelling throwing objects and kicking were examined to determine in maintaining variables, in a four and seven-month year old boy, named Matthew. Through the utilization of a functional assessment screening tool (FAST) to identify areas of inquiry. FAST gives a better understanding of the behavior and those factors influencing it. FAST consist of an informant relationship section and 27-items designed to assess five functional properties of a problem behavior: (1)…

This video was very interesting and informational, the woman explained the importance of the brains developmental stage in a small child, the topic discussed definitly relates to the Physical Development chapter in the textbook. The chapter explains the process of how the brain is working to build connections for learning of a baby at an early stage. A baby mind is so pure and open to so much knowledge, whereas an adult who may take in new information differently because of certain things that…