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Introduction Flashcards

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Organismic (active) view of development

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People actively interact with their environment. This interaction shapes development

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Mechanistic view of development

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People are like passive ‘machines’. Development is shaped by external environmental influences and learning

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Example of an organismic view of development

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Piaget - views children as active agents shaping their own development. Cognitive adaptations

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Example of mechanistic view of development

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Behaviourism - individual is passively shaped through learning/conditioning

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