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Roger V. Gould (October 12, 1962 – April 29, 2002) was an American sociologist who emphasized the importance of basing theories upon research into actual events. Gould was born Roger van Blerkom Benjamin in Brookline, Massachusetts and largely grew up in Manhattan. Gould was the son of two writers, both former journalists, Lois Gould and ...
Roger Gould is an American writer, psychiatrist and authority on adult psychological development . In his book Transformations, [1] Gould presents his view that adult psychological development consists of the "dismantling of the illusions of safety developed in childhood". [2] Gould's theory suggests that these illusions are confronted in a ...
The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program ( VB-MAPP) is an assessment and skills-tracking system to assess the language, learning and social skills of children with autism or other developmental disabilities. A strong focus of the VB-MAPP is language and social interaction, which are the predominant areas of weakness in ...
The psychology of learning refers to theories and research on how individuals learn. There are many theories of learning. Some take on a more behaviorist approach which focuses on inputs and reinforcements. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Other approaches, such as neuroscience and social cognition, focus more on how the brain's organization and structure ...
Social constructivism is a sociological theory of knowledge according to which human development is socially situated, and knowledge is constructed through interaction with others. [ 1] Like social constructionism, social constructivism states that people work together to actively construct artifacts. But while social constructivism focuses on ...
Psychology. Social cognitive theory ( SCT ), used in psychology, education, and communication, holds that portions of an individual's knowledge acquisition can be directly related to observing others within the context of social interactions, experiences, and outside media influences. This theory was advanced by Albert Bandura as an extension ...
Inspired by Theosophy, Rudolf Steiner (b.1861) had developed a stage theory based on seven-year life phases. Three childhood phases (conception to 21 years) are followed by three stages of development of the ego (21–42 years), concluding with three stages of spiritual development (42-63). The theory is applied in Waldorf education [15]
The developmental social-pragmatic model ( DSP) is a developmental intervention that focuses on initiation and spontaneity in communication and following the child's focus of attention and motivations. [1] Developmental interventions focus on a child's ability to form positive, meaningful relationships with other people when these are hampered ...