Quiz #1 Module 1 Part 1/2 Flashcards
define stimuli and responses
Stimuli- things that trigger changes in our internal/external states
Responses- the ways we react to stimuli
what is Ivan Pavlov’s discovery?
phenomenon of conditioning that linked various animal behaviours to events in animals environments
what is Edward Thorndike’s discovery?
helped transition psychology toward behaviourism by proposing that animal findings could help explain human behaviour
what is John Watson’s discovery?
Pioneering the school of behaviourism and extended Pavlov’s work to children
what is BF Skinner’s discovery?
he expanded behaviourism
What is Maslow’s discovery?
proposed that each of us has a basic, broad motive to fulfill our special potential as human beings, called self-actualization.
define motivation
person’s desire or willingness to learn and influences a person’s behaviour
what are task mastery motives driven by?
driven by desire for achievement
what is the social learning theory?
helps educators understand learners and develop interventions that enhance motivation and learning
what does the LEARNS model stand for?
L-listen to patient needs
E-establish therapeutic partnership relationships
A-adopt an intentional approach to every learning encounter
R-reinforce health literacy
N-name new knowledge via teach back
S-strengthen self-management via links to community resources
what is growth and development?
they are synchronous processes that are interdependent in the healthy individual
what is physical growth?
growth is a quantitative aspect of an individuals increase in physical measurements (ex. teeth, height, weight)
what is development?
progressive and continuous process of change leading to increased skill and capacity to function (rolling, crawling, walking)
what are the 3 main categories that influence G&D?
- genetic or natural forces within a person
- the environment in which the person lives
- the interaction that takes place between these two factors
define mechanisms of development?
explanatory components of each theory, or the means by which the developmental tasks are achieved
whats organicism?
it refers to a theoretical focus on the organism itself. Development is a result of biologically driven behaviour and the person’s adaptation to the environment
List 6 major factors that influence G&D
- temperament
- family
- peer group
- health environment
- nutrition
- rest, sleep and exercise
what is piaget’s theory of cognitive development
- studied how people come to know their world
- addresses the development of children’s intellectual organization and how they think, reason, perceive, and make meaning of the world
- he recognized that people move through 4 periods where people move through at different rates but in the same sequence or order
define assimilation and accomodation
assimilation- process of making sense of a new info in comparison with what is already known
accommodation- adapting ways of thinking to a new experience or new information
what are piaget’s four stages of cognitive development?
- Sensorimotor (birth-2yrs): schema or action pattern for dealing with environment (schema’s include mouthing, looking, gasping etc)
- Pre-operational (2-7yrs): children learn to think with use of symbols and mental images. Plays from children’s point of view only
- Concrete operations (7-11yrs): children can perform mental operations (ex children can count to 10 but also understands what each number represents)
- Formal operations (11-adulthood): individuals thinking moves to abstract and theoretical subjects. ex. achieving world peace, finding justice