Lecture 3 Flashcards

1
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why observe?

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  • an observation is watching children with the clear goal of examining specific behaviors or abilities
  • observations assist professionals in identifying diversity, developing supportive & effective intervention plans, and setting realistic outcome goals
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how do you observe?

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observe from a distance without the person knowing they are being observed

when someone realizes they’re being watched their behavior changes

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3
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choose which one is correct & which one is labeling someone:

1) tommy acts out his aggressive feelings

2) tommy is mean

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1) correct

2) you don’t know tommy is mean

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choose which one is correct and which is an assumption:

1) annie doesn’t want her brother to take her toy

2) annie doesn’t like to share

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1) correct

2) you don’t know that maybe annies brother sucks

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as OTs we cannot make _______. Therefore avoid assumptions you aren’t qualified to make

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diagnoses

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objective observations state

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facts

ex: i saw, i counted, i observed, he said, she said etc

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subjective observations convey

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opinions, judgments, beliefs, biases, and/or assumptions
- anything you can infer without tangible evidence

ex: i believe, i feel

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must have clinical background to give _______ opinions

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subjective

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anecdotal records

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recorded observations of a child’s behavior

  • helps test hypotheses regarding behavioral cause & effect
  • identify conditions that reinforce behavior by noticing what happens prior to behavior
  • gain feedback about what a child may have learned from an experience
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timed sampling

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observations taken at set intervals

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tallies

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provide a record of how often behavior happens over time

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event sampling

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document exactly what happens during a particular event

daily- therapy notes, circle time behaviors
or
circumstantially - incident reports - what, when & how an event occurs

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13
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check list

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simplest form of observation

observer checks off listed behaviors

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14
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narrative

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written summary of observed activities

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15
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life span developmental science seeks to:

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  • form theories that explain typical characteristics observed/seen
  • describe behavioral characteristics across ages
  • identify how people respond to life’s experiences
  • understand factors that contribute to individual developmental differences
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16
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theories

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orderly set of ideas which describe, predict & explain behavior

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why are theories important

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  • to give meaning to what we observe

- as a basis for action

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18
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psychoanalytical theories

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freud- psychosexual

erikson- psychosocial

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19
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behaviorism

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pavlov/watson- classical conditioning

skinner - operant conditioning

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20
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social learning theory

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bandera

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21
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biological theory

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maturationism- G. Stanley Hall & Gesell
ethology: Lorenz
Attachment: bowlby

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cognitive theory

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cognitive development- piaget
sociocultural- vygotsky
information processing

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23
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systems theory

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ecological systems- bronfenbrenner

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24
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classic stage theories

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emphasize discontinuity with periods of stability & rapid transitions between stages
-Freud, erikson & piaget

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incremental models

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emphasize continuity, development as continuous incremental change
- behaviorist, social learning theory, information processing theory

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26
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Freud believed human actions & thoughts originate from

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unconscious impulses & childhood conflicts

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27
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freud based psychosexual theory on

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therapy with troubled adults

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freud emphasized that a child’s ________ is formed by the ways which his parents managed his _____ & ______ drives

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personality;
sexual;
aggressive

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29
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oral stage

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freud
birth - 18 months

sensual focus is the mouth
- biting, chewing, sucking

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anal stage

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freud
1.5- 3 yrs

sensual focus is on the anus
expelling/retaining feces

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phallic stage

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freud
3 - 6 yrs

sensual focus is on the genital area

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32
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oedipal/electral complex

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complex towards opposite sex parents<3

same sex parents = rival

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latency stage

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freud
6 - puberty

no sensual focus, represses sexuality

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genital stage

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freud
puberty - adult

sensual focus is on the genitals once again but more about becoming sexually intimate with others

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35
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erikson expanded on ____ theories

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freud

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36
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erikson believed that development is _________ long

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life

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37
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erikson emphasized that at each stage the child acquires

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attitudes & skills resulting from the successful negotiation of the psychological conflict

changes in needs/social expectations create new challenges/crisises at each stage

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38
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trust vs mistrust

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erikson
birth to 1 year

to develop trust an infants needs should be met
when care is inconsistent, mistrust occurs

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autonomy vs shame & doubt

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erikson
1 - 3 yrs

  • child developing new motor & mental abilities
  • parents should encourage autonomy
  • if parents are impatient & do everything for child, or if they are too critical, child will begin to doubt themselves & feel shame
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40
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initiative vs. guilt

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erikson
4-5 yrs old (pre-k)

  • child = master of his body
  • children who are given freedom & the opportunity to engage in tasks have sense of initiative reinforced
  • if parents make the child feel bad or feel like a nuisance, or hinder play/fantasy, the child will develop a sense of guilt
41
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industry vs inferiority

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erikson
6-11 yrs old (elementary school)

  • children begin to learn & play by rules
  • children who are encouraged to make/do/build things will develop a sense of industry
  • parents who see their child as mischevious/messy will develop a sense of inferiority
42
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identity vs role confusion

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erikson
12-18 yrs old

  • seeks to find a romantic partner due to reawakened oedipal complex
  • begin hypothetical thinking & thinking about what others think of them
  • when an adolescent cannot attain sense of personal identity they show role confusion (sense of not knowing who they are or where they belong)
43
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initimacy vs. isolation

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erikson
late adolescence to young/early middle age

  • people will reach out to find intimate relationship
  • parent’s have indirectly contributed to the individual’s success or failure at the earlier stages
44
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generativity vs self-absorption

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erikson
(stagnation)
- ages: middle age

  • concerned with others beyond immediate family, future generation & nature of society
  • men may go through mid-life crisis
  • women go through empty nest syndrome
45
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integrity vs despair

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erikson
- ages: elderly

  • time for reflection on life
  • hope to look back on life with satisfaction
  • some look at life as a series of missed opportunities & now realize it is too late
  • these people may look back & have despair over what may have been
46
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behavioral & social learning theory

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beliefs that describe the importance of the environment & nurturing in growth of a child

47
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behaviorism is developed as a response to ______ & it became the dominant view from the ________

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psychoanalytical theories;

1920s-1960s

48
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Watson was the father of

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american behaviorist theory

49
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watson’s work was based off of _______. he researched ________

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pavlov’s dogs experiments;

classical conditioning

50
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children are passive beings who can be molded by controlling:

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the stimulus response associations

51
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BF skinner

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operant conditioning

used rewards, consequences & extinction

52
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extinction

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results from behaviors which are neither rewarded/consequences

ignoring to make it go away

53
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positive punishment

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added stimuli - ex put a shock collar on dog to stop dog from leaving fence

54
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negative punishment

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take away toy when bad

55
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positive reinforcement

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give someone something

56
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negative reinforcemnt

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specific good behavior is followed by the removal of an aversive stimuli

57
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albert bandura

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  • social learning theory
  • stressed how children learn by observation & imitation
  • believed that children gradually become more selective in what they imitate

“modeling”- children learn from what they observe & become selective in what they observe that applies to them

58
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criticisms of learning theory

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  • oversimplified
  • study in natural settings
  • too little attention to cognition
59
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cognitive theories

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piaget & vygotsky - theories that focus on how we learn

60
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piaget

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  • constructivism

- saw children as active learners building schemas & adaptations a combination of assimilation & accommodation

61
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schema

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constantly being reorganized

62
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assimilation

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fitting new info into existing knowledge

ex: zoo - point to zebra & say horse

63
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accomodation

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changing knowledge structures to fit what’s new – ex: learn a horse with stripes is really a zebra

64
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______ states that logical reasoning skills emerge naturally in 4 stages – adults help by allowing children to ____ & by providing appropriate ___________

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piaget;
explore;
learning experiences

65
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sensorimotor stage

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piaget
birth to 2 years old

  • infant uses his senses & motor abilities to understand the world
  • imitate others
  • absence of representational thought –> presences & object permanence develops
  • no planned actions
  • no memory til 1 year therefore no separation anxiety
66
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preoperational stage

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piaget
2 - 7 years old

  • mental representation of objects
  • able to use symbolic thought & language
    “grandma do you like my outfit” when talking on the phone
67
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concrete operations stage

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piaget 7 - 11 years old

  • child uses logical operations or principles when solving problems
  • spatial reasoning
  • conservation of thoughts
68
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formal operations stage

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piaget 12 and up

  • the use of logical operations in a systematic fashion with the ability to use abstractions
69
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critique of piaget

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  • underestimates abilities of children
  • overestimates the age differences in thinking
  • vagueness about process of change
  • lack of evidence for qualitatively different stages
  • stage theory inconsistencies
  • overlooks influence of cultural & social groups
70
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vygotsky

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incremental
socio-cultural theory
constructivism

71
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vygotsky agreed that children are ____ learners, but knowledge is _____ constructed

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active

socially

72
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zone of proximal development

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LEARNING IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT & SCAFFOLDING BY OTHERS W MORE EXPERIENCE*

skills too difficult for a child to master independently but can be done with guidance/encouragement from knowledgeable person

73
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Vygotsky emphasized role of _______ & _______ in transmitting knowledge, studying the child in context

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culture

society

74
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mediated learning

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adults provide novice learners with scaffolding

75
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vygotsky & language

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believed language to be the foundation for social interaction

76
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piaget & language

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believed language was byproduct of thoguht

77
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piaget & endpoints

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hypothetically everyone can reach endpoint – if provided with the right experience

78
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vygotsky & endpoints

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learning how to think - enabled by society

79
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information processing theory

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uses the model of a computer to describe how the brain works

  • memory, perceiving info, retrieving memory & using all of this to solve problems

incremental

80
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systems theory definition

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belief that development can’t be explained by a single concept but rather through complex thinking

81
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bronfenbrenner

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ecological systems theory

  • varied systems of the environment & the interrelationships among the systems shape a child’s development
  • provides a detailed analysis of environmental influence & examines contexts for development
82
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bronfenbrenner believe that both _____ & ______ influence the child’s development

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environment

biology

83
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bronfenbrenner says that the environment affects ________ & the _______ influences the environment

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child;

child

84
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proximal processes

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reciprocal interactions between organism and environment

85
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distal process

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influences that modify proximal processes

86
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microsystem

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immediate home, environment, school. peers

87
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mesosystem

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interactions among components of the microsystem

88
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exosystem

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extended family, community society

89
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macrosystem

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broader culture, ideology, attitudes

90
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chronosystem

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time

91
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biological theories

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belief that heredity & innate biological processes govern growth

92
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Hall & Gesell

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MATURATIONISTS

  • believed there is a predetermined biological time table
  • hall & gesell were proponents of normative approach to child study
  • age-related averages of child growth & behaviors to define what is normal
93
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ethology

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  • examines how behavior is determined by a species need for survival
  • has its roots in charles darwin’s research
  • describes critical period for learning
94
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Konrad Lorenz

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ethologist – known for research on imprinting

duck follows momma
imprinting= survival technique

95
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Bowlby

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  • applied ethological principles to his theory of attachment

- attachment between infant & caregiver can insure the infants survival

96
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contemporary developmental theories acknowledge:

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both quantitative & qualitative developmental changes

97
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contemporary developmental theories have a broad scope, addressing _____ & _____ development

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cognitive & social

98
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contemporary developmental theories explain interacting causes for change both within the ______ & the _________

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organism

environment

99
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what is incorporated within the contemporary developmental theories:

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interacting processes
reciprocal processes
bidirectional causal processes