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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…

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…

INTRODUCTION Development is defined as the distinct changes which happen physically and mentally throughout the lifespan of a person. It is a continuous process. There are four major developmental theories which are put forward by Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, and Lawrence Kohlberg. Each of the above said developmental theories focuses on the emotion, behavior, physical changes and the mental development of a person. It is very important for everyone to know these developmental stage…

Cognitive, emotional, intellectual and social capabilities and functioning over the course of the life span from infancy through old age. This is the developmental psychology. Infancy is the period between birth till he learns the language. In few months they are able to recognise their mother by seeing her and show sensitivity to human speech. Even though infants can’t see they show behaviour related processes. If the infants are exposed to stimulus repeatedly they show decrease in response…

Over the course of the life cycle, humans are continuously changing and developing; this is known as developmental psychology. One of the lead psychologists of developmental psychology was Erik Erikson who created the theory that each stage of the human life cycle comes with its own psychosocial task or crisis that needs resolution. I interviewed four individuals in relation to four of the stages of Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development. For the adolescent stage, I interviewed Calli…

Application of Theories. There are four types of parenting styles. The first style is authoritarian parenting, second is authoritative parenting, third is neglectful parenting, the third style is indulgent parenting. According to Santrock who is the author of "Adolescence", Authoritarian parenting is a restrictive, punitive style in which the parent exhorts the adolescent to follow directions and to respect work and effort (Santrock, 2016, pg. 266). Authoritative parenting encourages…

Nina Thueson Piaget’s stages of cognitive development: The sensorimotor stage, from birth to age 2 In this stage the infant learns and explores primarily through their senses and the world around them is only what they can see and make associations with. Piaget believed object constancy, which is when something only exists when can be seen, belongs in this stage. The preoperational stage, from age 2 to about age 7 This is the stage were kids struggle to see other people's point of…

“Cognitive is the act or process of knowing” (Dolgin, 2010, p. 38) and cognitive development occurs when we develop our thinking and reasoning skills. Jean Piaget wanted to learn more about “how children reached conclusions” and, in the process, created his four stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. The students I observed, aged eleven and twelve, fall into the end of the concrete operational stage and the beginning of the…

Jean Piaget was born in Switzerland on August 9, 1896. He was the oldest of his brothers. Piaget showed his interest and inclinations from a young age of biology. After graduation from high school, he studied natural sciences, and he received his doctorate. After that, Piaget focused on the mental and cognitive development of the child, so he find a theory of mental development and cognitive. Piaget confirmed that there is a correlation between the new phase and the previous stage in the child's…

GPS2016 Child Psychology Essay Definition A working memory is a process that involves storing, focusing attention on, and manipulating information for a relatively short period of time, such as a few seconds (Working Memory. 2018). The working memory has three functions which includes, encoding, storage and retrieval. There are also two types of working memory, one being auditory memory and the other would be visual-spatial memory. An example would be when a child has a weak working…