Introduction Flashcards
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Organismic (active) view of development
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People actively interact with their environment. This interaction shapes development
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Mechanistic view of development
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People are like passive ‘machines’. Development is shaped by external environmental influences and learning
3
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Example of an organismic view of development
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Piaget - views children as active agents shaping their own development. Cognitive adaptations
4
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Example of mechanistic view of development
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Behaviourism - individual is passively shaped through learning/conditioning
