“The actualising tendency refers to the tendency in all forms of organic life towards more complex organisation, the fulfilment of potential, and in human beings, the actualisation of the whole person including the persons self” (Merry 2002). Through my own experience I believe there is a need for positive self regard in order for an individual to make positive choices and trust in their own decisions.”To develop a sense of trust in the accuracy and reliability of our own inner experiencing” (Merry 2002). Again through personal experiences I understand the effect of the conditions of worth have on individuals. I believe that these affect us later in life and can be explored
Environmentalist would later argue that the environment in which one is brought up had a much larger role in shaping the mind; these two contrasting views have set the stage for this much argued debate. More recently, nature-nurture, research has been aimed at answering “how much” of our genes or environment have an effect on specific traits and behavior, such as intelligence, and which of these two elemental factors is more important on the development of such traits. Much insight into the debate of nature-nurture is afforded to the research and data obtained through twin, adoption and family studies; with identical twin studies being the most valuable. I have chosen two studies to compare and contrast over the debate of nature-nurture. The first is a longitudinal adoption study; Nature, Nurture, and Cognitive Development from 1 to 16 years: A Parent-Offspring Adoption Study (1).
When given glass A containing a certain amount of liquid and asked to pour an equal amount of liquid into glass B, children who had not yet reached the third stage, the concrete operational stage, were unable to do this accurately as they were unable to move past the visual stimulus of the height of the water and grasp the rather more abstract concept that the taller, thinner glass B would need a higher measure of liquid to equal the volume of liquid in glass A. This is, essentially a description of the principle of variance. Once the child has grasped that the height of the liquid between the two glasses is not necessarily consistent with the volume of liquid between the two glasses, they have grasped the principle of invariance. In more general terms, to understand the principle of invariance, a child must understand that although the appearance of something (height of water) has changed, this
Despite the fact that some naturalists, scientists and religious leaders opposed the ideas of natural selection, Darwin sought to gain recognition from the scientific community through his work of natural selection. His stylistic features establish important discoveries and promote his theory among the readers. To begin with, Darwin’s work mainly appointed to the scientific community. His goal was to gain recognition for his discoveries for the scientists. Modest and gentle, he devoted most of his life working hard to learn more about
Which explores the concept of egocentric Piaget planned an experiment to explore this, the three mountains task. Piaget was influenced by the view of the Swiss to test whether children were egocentric. Egocentric children, for Piaget, assume that other people will see the same view of the three mountains as they do. But looking at just the biological approach is insufficient and we need to look at different types of conservation, studies, and their diverse methods to explain why young children are apparently unable to conserve. We will then conclude the findings of this essay and return to the essay question.
I will offer specific examples of how the course has improved both the way I approach working with young offenders and how this has impacted positively on my understanding of the underlying issues experienced by young offenders. I would then like to show how I intend to move forward in the future in order to expand on this knowledge base in order to continue my professional and personal development. In terms of the values underpinning my understanding and approach to young people and offending behaviour, it would be fair to say that K115 has been responsible for a fundamental change in my approach to working with young people involved in crime in some key areas. K115 has highlighted the vulnerability and complex needs of children involved in the justice system and this has helped me to look at inconsistencies both in my approach and thought processes. K115 has given me enough insight to enable me to identify that one of the main flaws in my approach was that of the many contexts in which I was prepared to look at young people, for example; to view them as children in those circumstances in which I deemed them as vulnerable, exploited or misled in which case to be
He first shows her what the actual base idea of science is which is “determined by the laws of nature”. It gives a definition for her to go off on. Albert also tells her that scientist actual knowledge on the laws is “imperfect” and “fragmentary”. This also makes her think of the possible counter argument of what he is trying to say. This backs up his answer by him giving evidence to back up his claim.
He wanted to clarify that a solid interaction is cemented between nature and nurture when genetic factors affect the person's behavior, attitudes, experience and his life expectations as well. . And, the genetic inheritances impacts increase through the human stages of age, the more grow up the more our behavior become an offspring of our genetic inheritance. Plomin said "genetic influence on several traits increases as people age." In fact, we can observe that in our parents who always have a strong relation and ties to their inheritance roots either through behavior, culture and traditions norms.
In presenting and analysing empirical evidence such as Howe (1997) supporting the thesis that intelligence can, in fact, change under the right conditions and given enough time, a strong indication of malleability is provided. Especially the Head Start initiative in the U.S.A. has indicated changeability as well as severely deprived orphans, who are adopted into stimulating and caring environments, have shown remarkable mental and physical catchup. Furthermore, an increase in IQ scores over generations in several countries has been found by the researcher J.R. Flynn, which also hints at changeability. Criticisms of malleability, which support the genetic approach and immutability, were presented and discussed as well as essential limitations to the genetic approach and its evidence, since it seemed that a strong genetic influence on intelligence exists but the environment cannot be disregarded. The sociological impact that research within the area of intelligence has had on political decisions was illustrated to show how the media can influence the impressionable public opinion, which might inhibit or derail further research.
Researchers have tested and advanced his theories and many existing views in cognitive psychology are based on Piaget’s theories. Piaget anticipated that cognitive development and development of mental abilities, happens as we become accustomed to the altering world around us. He described adaption as the nonstop process of using the environment to learn and of learning to alter to changes that come about in the environment. He suggested that adaptation consists of two related process which he called assimilation and accommodation. These two ways are the processes in which we interconnect with the environment.