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Theorist research Megan Ng & Ashlyn Seeley
Sociocultural
This theory stresses the interaction between developing people and the culture in which they live.
Lev S. Vygotksy, a psychologist in Russia who began his work following the Russian Revolution of 1917, is most closely identified with sociocultural theory. Vygotsky, argued: “The social dimension of consciousness is primary in time and in fact. The individual dimension of consciousness is derivative and secondary”
According to Vygotsky, "Every function in the child's cultural development appears twice
first, on the social level, and later, on the individual level; first, between people and then inside the child
Cognitive
Cognitive theory is a learning theory of psychology that attempts to explain human behavior by understanding the thought processes.
humans are logical beings that make the choices that make the most sense to them
Social cognitive theory is a subset of cognitive theory. Focused on the ways in which we learn to model the behavior of others.
Stages of Development:
sensorimotor,
preoperational,
concrete operational,
formal operational
How Piaget’s theory differ from others
It is concerned with children, rather than all learners.
It focuses on development, rather than learning per se, so it does not address learning of information or specific behaviors.
It proposes discrete stages of development, marked by qualitative differences, rather than a gradual increase in number and complexity of behaviors, concepts, ideas, etc.
Behaviorist
Three types of learning
Learning occurs when an organism interacts with the environment.
Through experience behavior can be modified or changed.
Observational learning or Modeling
Whenever there are more than one person it can be considered social. Therefore there is learning and modeling.
Operant conditioning:
Focuses on response rather than stimulus
Classical conditioning:
A dos salivates at the sight of food. When the sound of a bell is paired with the sight of food, the dog learns salivate weather there is food or not.
Humanistic One who is concerned with the
interests and welfare of humans.
Humanist thinkers felt that both psychoanalysis and behaviorism were too pessimistic, either focusing on the most tragic of emotions or failing to take into account the role of personal choice.
Humanistic psychology was instead focused on each individual's potential and stressed the importance of growth and self-actualization.
In the 1950s, humanistic psychology began as a reaction to psychoanalysis and behaviorism.
• Basic needs are• Whose absence breeds
illness• Whose presence prevents
illness• Whose restoration cures
illness • Preferred by the deprived
person over other satisfaction, under certain conditions
• Found to be inactive, at low ebb, or functionally absent in the healthy person.
Maturation
Maturation, is the process of physical and mental growth that is determined by heredity.
Maturation and growth are interrelated and occur together.
Studies show that the maturation sequence is the same for all children.
Maturation theory has helped parents, teachers, and physicians alike determine weather a child's growth is with in the norm.
There are two vital points to remember Although maturation determines the sequence of
development, the age is approximate.
Growth is uneven, there is usually a growth spurt at puberty.
Multiple intelligences
Proposed by Howard gardener in 1983
Gardner argues that the concept of intelligence as traditionally defined in psychometrics (IQ tests) does not sufficiently describe the wide variety of cognitive abilities humans display
This theory suggests that traditional psychometric views of intelligence are too limited.
The nine intelligences are
1. Spatial
2. Linguistic
3. Logical-mathematical
4. Bodily-kinesthetic
5. Musical
6. Interpersonal
7. Intrapersonal
8. Naturalistic
9. Existential
Criteria:
1.Potential for brain isolation by brain damage
2.Place in evolutionary history
3.Presence of core operations
4.Susceptibility to encoding (symbolic expression)
5.A distinct developmental progression
6.The existence of savants, prodigies and other exceptional people
7.Support from experimental psychology and psychometric findings
Ecological
Ecological theory shows how the many influences in a Childs life can affect development.
Bronfenbrenner shows four systems that influence human development
With the child in the center, these four are the settings in which a child spends most of their time. Activity in one part effects the other parts.
Bibliography
http://psychology.about.com/od/historyofpsychology/a/hist_humanistic.htm
http://psychology.about.com/od/educationalpsychology/ss/multiple-intell.htm
http://psychology.about.com/od/developmentecourse/f/sociocultural-theory.htm
http://phobias.about.com/od/glossary/g/cognitivethedef.htm
http://www.simplypsychology.org/piaget.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behaviorism#Definition
Psychodynamic
emphasizes systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.
It is about personality development and emotional problems
This theory was approached by Sigmund Freud and his followers.