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According to Piaget, Assimilation is described as the process whereby children exposed to new information transform it to fit into their existing way of thinking.
-The Handbook of Child Life (Second edition) pg. 38 |
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When a context of disequilibria between children's current thinking and the new information occurs, accommodation is said to take place whereby the new information is adapted or organized in a new way.
-The Handbook of Child Life (Second edition) pg. 38 |
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The resulting state of Equilibrium is described as resulting from the challenge to children's existing understanding and allows for the potential of growth or learning to take place.
-The Handbook of Child Life (Second edition) pg. 38 |
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| ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development) |
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Vygotsky's theory includes - The Zone of Proximal Development which describes the difference between a child's actual development level when acting independently and the potential level a child may reach under effective guidance.
-The Handbook of Child Life (Second edition) pg. 41 |
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| The concept of Transference is one of the most important contributions Sigmund Freud made to the understanding of human behavior. In its most basic conceptualization, Freud theorized that when people enter therapy, the way that they see and respond to their therapist will be influenced by two factors; they will see the relationship in light of their earlier ones, especially very early childhood relationships, and they will have a tendency to replay those earlier situations. |
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