Behaviourism/social learning theory, Maturational theory, Social Constructivism, Cognitive and Brain development.

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Classical conditioning was first developed by which theorist?
Pavlov
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Which theorist was involved in the study with Bobo dolls and what theory is associated with it?
Bandura- Social learning theory involving modelling
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Negative reinforcement is what?
The process of strengthening behaviour by removal of an unpleasant stimulus
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Which key theorists are involved with the behaviourist/learning theory?
Watson and Raynor, Bandura, Pavlov, Skinner
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Lindon 2010 discusses that?
Babies begin with unconditioned stimulus and responses however when new stimulus are introduced this changes to a conditioned stimulus and response.
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The Biological/maturational theory of development proposes that?
Development takes place as a result of instructions laid down in the genes controlled and exerted by hormones.
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Who devised the Maturational theory?
Arnold Gesell
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In 1930 what did Konrad discover from his studies involving ducklings?
That there are ‘critical’ periods in the early days of mammals and some birds when attachment needs to take place between infant and mother.
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According to Lindon, 2010 Maturation is?
Universal, sequential, impervious to environmental influence.
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Who considered the environment cited by Lindon as ‘a set of nested structures, each inside the next, like a set of Russian Dolls’?
Bronfenbrenner
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A Microsystem refers to?
The child, nuclear family
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What is the zone of proximal development?
Identified by Vygotsky- the gap between what a child can do alone and what it can do with help from others.
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Bruner (1950s) believed that?
Children are active learners needing first-hand experience, that children’s development is supported through scaffolding.
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How many Neurones (Brain cells) are babies born with?
100 Billion
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What is Synaptogenesis?
Pruning-where connections that are repeatedly used become permanent while those that are not used begin to die.
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DiFranza, Aligne and Weitzman 2004 state that?
When the children of smoking and non-smoking mothers reach school age the effects of smoking on height and weight are evident.
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Who believed that children actively seek to understand their environment rather than the environment shaping the child?
Piaget
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A schema is?
The grouping of a set of ideas that children use to understand their environment
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In Piaget’s stage theory what is the name of the stage children go through from the age of 0-2 years?
Sensorimotor
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What are Piaget’s three sub processes related to schemas?
Assimilation, Accommodation and Equilibration
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