Essays on Cognitive Development

There are five major theoretical perspectives of psychology that can impact human memory. These perspectives include cognitive, psychodynamic, biological, behavioral, and humanistic. This essay will focus on the cognitive and psychodynamic perspective to analyse and evaluate the development and understanding of memory. The understanding of…

The movie ‘The Wild Child’ also depicts the social nature of human cognition, referring to the encounters we have with other people in our everyday lives. Our experiences help us improve and flourish, so we can gain knowledge and form our personalities through being social….

Introduction Hong Kong is a diverse society. According to the Census and Statistics Department (‘2016 Population By-census’, 2019), 584,000 ethnic minorities are living in Hong Kong, taking up 8% of the total Hong Kong population. Drawing from the Hong Kong Education Bureau cited in Wong…

Adolescence can be a very trying time for the child and the parent, both of which are experiencing a surplus of unexpected changes. For adolescents, their body is changing in ways that they could not imagine. For the parent, their child is morphing into someone…

Social support can be defined as “the interpersonal transactions or exchanges of resources between at least two people perceived by the provider or recipient to be intended to enhance the well-being of the recipient” (Shumaker & Brownell, 1984). The ability to navigate social interactions and…

Cognitive development From observing the students, I have concluded there is a wide range of ability in grasping concepts. Certain students will get a sense of rhythm, dynamic, and other methods right away while others may take a long time. One student even understood this…

Psychoanalyst Erik Erikson suggested that middle adulthood encompasses a period he characterizes as the generativity-versus-stagnation stage. Middle adulthood is spent in either generativity, making contributions to family and society as a whole, or stagnation. Generative people strive to be involved with others as well as…

There are many different theories as to how we psychologically develop from birth to adulthood. The main focus of this paper will be on the concepts of Jean Piaget and Sigmund Freud. I will give correlations between these concepts (with reference to the psychologists who…

Concerning Risks of Childhood Beauty Pageants and Current Regulations “Beauty Pageant participation has skyrocketed since the late 1990’s, and today more than 16,000 [natural] and glitz child pageants are held annually in the United States, with an estimated 290,000 contestants” (Cartwright 1105). Contestants, from one…

Introduction Father engagement entails a father-child relationship that allows for the father to be involved in the activities of the child both socially and academically. For this paper, father engagement will be analyzed in the academic realm and the impact it has on the child’s…

Block Sorter: A Developmental Toy In my daycare classroom, we have a small purple Winnie the Pooh block sorter. It is shaped like a bee hive, with honey dripping down the side and small bees attached all over the sides of the hive. The top…

The research problem investigated is whether factors such as age and/or gender have an influence of children’s conceptualisation of the structure of the Earth. This was investigated through the analysis and modified replication of the study of Vosniadou & Brewer (1992). A mental model is…

The Importance of Sport in Child Development Introduction Sports has become a way of life for the today’s society and it is a predominant avenue for children to spend their leisure time. Many schools are enhancing the sports they offer by hiring professional trainers and…

Concrete, brick, steel, and wood these building materials have been used for years to fabricate the most essential aspects of our lives. They can be used to create the tallest buildings, longest highways, or even complicated safety equipment that protect the ones we love. It…

Serial killers are formed in staged of an individual’s life. Before an individual is even considering being the cause of another’s death, they tend to separate themselves from the people around them and even the world. These killers tend to sneak off to a world…