The Invariant Functions of Learning and Development
26) The Invariant Functions of Learning
One of the key ideas in Piaget’s theory is that learning operates through two functions: assimilation and accommodation. Piaget viewed learning as a natural process of biodiversity, influenced by Darwin. He believed humans, as organisms, inherit biological traits that affect learning, limiting our perception and intellectual capabilities.
Organization and Adaptation
Piaget proposed two “invariant functions” in human learning: organization and adaptation. Adaptation
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The socio-historical approach
It is a current psychological born in the USSR whose exponent Vygotsky, Leontiev, Luria …
It features explain the development of higher psychological processes based on the Marxist explanation of reality, or is the same, based on materialism, the biological reality and the observable behavior. Under this stream, all psychological process should be studied as a result of interaction with the environment, being affected by the historical and cultural context and discarding
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Informal Testing and Identifying Students with High Abilities
Teachers within the educational system play a crucial role in identifying students with high abilities. They can provide valuable information on their students’ capabilities and performance.
Parents can also contribute to the identification process by informing schools of their child’s abilities and advocating for appropriate educational provision.
Classroom peers offer a unique perspective, as they often recognize classmates who excel in
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Understanding the Concepts of Change: Global, Modular, Continuous, and In Stages
Change in Stages
All living things adapt to their environments. Human intelligence, however, is unique in its adaptability. While most animals, and even human babies, are limited to reacting to their immediate surroundings, children develop the ability to acquire knowledge and think about objects and events that are far removed from them.
Understanding how these changes occur is a primary focus of developmental psychologist
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The Rise of Labiaplasty
Social Pressure and the Idealized Female Body
The increasing mainstreaming of the sex industry and its objectification of women, amplified by popular culture and advertising, have fueled a relentless pressure on women to attain an unrealistic and often unattainable standard of beauty. This pressure, initially focused on body parts like breasts and noses, has now extended to the most intimate aspects of female anatomy, leading to the rising popularity of labiaplasty.
Labiaplasty:
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Psychopathy
Concept
Psychopathy is a concept reserved for individuals who exhibit behaviors that consistently bring them into conflict with society. These individuals struggle with socialization and display characteristics such as disloyalty, extreme selfishness, insensitivity, irresponsibility, and low frustration tolerance.
Two key characteristics define the psychopathic personality: an inability to experience emotional responses and an irresistible tendency to act impulsively. These traits often
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