FACULTY OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

PSYC1002

Developmental Psychology

Semester: May 2022

ZIHANA AHMED DIDI

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QI Campus

Lecturer’s Name: Fathimath Azna

Due Date: 21st July 2022
Submitted Date: 20th July 2022
Contents

INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................3

MY EDUCATION IN LIGHT OF PIAGET’S THEORY........................................3

MY WORKING ENVIRONMENT HELPED ME TO PROGRESS IN MY

CAREER AND LIFE IN VIEW OF BANDURA’S THEORY................................5

ADDING MORE FUN AND HAPPINESS TO MY LIFE.......................................6

HOW THE ASSIMILATION AND ACCOMMODATION CONCEPT OF

PIAGET AND BANDURA’S CONCEPT HELPED ME IN PARENTING...........7

HEREDITARY FACTORS FOR MY DEVELOPMENT........................................8

CONCLUSION.........................................................................................................9

REFERENCE..........................................................................................................10
INTRODUCTION

Personal development is often referred to as self-development or personal progress. It involves

the development and improvement of the person's entire being, including their feelings about

themselves and their capacity for living. In this assignment, I'm going to concentrate on the

various ways I developed in various facets of my life in consideration of Piaget's and Bandura's

Social Learning Theory, as well as the significance of hereditary factors. I'm choosing to focus

on my education which developed me to prepare for my life, and my working environment

helped me to progress in my career and life in this article, as well as adding more fun and

happiness to my life and how assimilation and accommodation concept of Piaget helped me in

parenting.

MY EDUCATION IN LIGHT OF PIAGET’S THEORY

The development and learning theories are the main emphasis of Piaget's theory. The

development of a child's capacity for reasoning as they learn new methods to comprehend the

environment is explained by cognitive developmental theories. According to Piaget's theory of

implication, although all children experience the same stages of development, they do so at

various rates (Lefa, 2014). According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development,

children's intelligence evolves with age. A kid's cognitive growth involves more than just

knowledge acquisition; the youngster also needs to create or develop a mental view of the world

(McLeod, 2022). Piaget developed and researched an explanation of how children and young

people eventually acquire the capacity for logical and scientific thought. According to Piaget,

learning progresses through the interaction of assimilation (fitting new experiences into existing

concepts) and accommodation (adjusting concepts to fit new experiences).

At all stages of cognitive development, Piaget believed that individual inquiry and discovery

were crucial for empowering pupils to direct their own learning in accordance with their existing

developmental understandings. In order to create concepts and later deal with verbal

propositions, students at the stage of concrete operations need opportunities for hands-on

learning, experimentation, and testing of items. Open-ended projects that allow students at the

formal operations stage to investigate speculative ideas and reasoning are beneficial.

My educational growth advanced in the following ways in light of developmental theories. A

person's education is a crucial aspect of their life. It is essential for future success and for having

numerous options in life. Education equips people with the capacity for logical thought, and the

drive to live fulfilling lives and contribute to society. We are given the freedom to express

ourselves and a clear course to pursue in life through education. The overall growth of the human

mind and brain depends on it. Education introduces fresh perspectives and ideas. It encourages a

young mind to think creatively and explore various aspects of life. Knowledge of things,

maintaining physical fitness, and living a productive lifestyle are all benefits of education.

Nelson Mandela said, “Education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the

world.” (Silas International, 2016). At the secondary level of my education, teachers provided

me with different types of experimental issues. I gained knowledge on how to create my thoughts

for life planning from these encounters. My school experience has given me the tools I need to

achieve, which has superbly prepared me for a smooth transition from adolescence to adult life.

My teachers prepared me for many types of experiments during my time in school, and it was

through them that I learned how to handle various tasks as an adult. In order to be prepared to

operate in everyday workplaces in the future, the institute where I studied allowed me to

encounter a variety of involvements. Through my educational development, I was been educated

in such a manner that I was prepared to live full and active lives as part of my local, and global

community, and to help me to define who I am, my part in the world, and my motivations and

my perspective on life.

MY WORKING ENVIRONMENT HELPED ME TO PROGRESS

IN MY CAREER AND LIFE IN VIEW OF BANDURA’S

THEORY

Social learning theory is the idea that humans learn from observing and imitating the behavior

modeled by others. Bandura labeled this phenomenon observational learning. In short, it is not

necessary to have a direct experience of something in order to learn (Becton, 2022). The four

elements of this Social learning theory are Attention, Retention, Reproduction, and Motivation.

In order to pay attention, a person must concentrate on the activity and its results as well as

visualize the action in their mind. We must be drawn to a behavior in order to imitate it. We

observe a wide range of behaviors every day, the majority of which are ordinary.

The level of recall is known as retention. Even while the behavior may be noticed, it is typically

not remembered, which obviates the need for imitation. It is essential that memory of the activity

develop in order for the spectator to repeat it later.

The ability to perform the action that the model just demonstrated is known as reproduction.

When considering the advantages and disadvantages of an action, an observer is motivated to

engage in the behavior. If the perceived benefits outweigh the perceived drawbacks, if there are

any, the likelihood that the observer would imitate the behavior rises. Your career is so much

more than just your employer, position, and pay. There is a lot to be said about the workplace
environment, as recent studies indicate. Your physical environment might affect your motivation

and productivity. The health sector is my area of expertise. I work as a clinical assistant in a

Health Center. Soon after finishing my studies, I joined the Health Center as a clinical assistant.

Due to my lack of relevant experience on my first day of work, I was unable to do any tasks

effectively. So one of the most popular techniques for on-the-job training is this one. For the first

few weeks or months on the job, new hires are commonly paired with experienced workers

because they may learn how to react to a variety of events through vicarious learning much more

effectively than they might by reading an employee handbook. I was kept among workers that

had a lot of industry experience. I gained a lot of knowledge about the subject through Bandura's

social learning theory's four pillars: attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation. I currently

have the greatest experience among the staff members around me.

ADDING MORE FUN AND HAPPINESS TO MY LIFE

I went through a lot of ups and downs as a child, including poverty, emotional ups, and downs,

ignorance, etc. As a child, I had a difficult and unhappy childhood because my father abandoned

us when we were kids. My mum endured a lot to provide us with an education. She wasn't

working, which was one of the key issues. On those days, we weren't able to obtain a decent

lunch. Even though my relatives were rich they tend to ignore us most of the time. Through these

experiences in my life, I've learned how to make my adult life a lot more enjoyable and joyful. In

Bandura's social learning theory, there are some contributions, some of which claim that we store

events through visual images and through the stages, we move through as we gradually acquire

different abilities. In Piaget's cognitive theory, there is a process of coming to know things and

the stages we move through as we gradually acquire different abilities. My personal experience

is consistent with both perspectives.

HOW THE ASSIMILATION AND ACCOMMODATION

CONCEPT OF PIAGET AND BANDURA’S CONCEPT HELPED

ME IN PARENTING

Parents can better comprehend that not all children learn and develop at the same rate by keeping

in mind that every child learns differently depending on what they are taught. A parent can aid

their child by using Piaget's theory of cognitive development by being more empathetic and

patient with them. Jean Piaget, introduced the concepts of assimilation and accommodation to

explain how children create mental models based on observations of the outside world. Due to a

child's practical experience, Jean Piaget's stages of child development are based on how a

youngster learns.

According to Piaget, the organization is crucial to growth through these four stages of cognitive

development. A youngster can develop cognitive structures via organizing. Cognitive structures

are thought processes that frequently include more precise representations of reality. The infant

adapts to any new knowledge in his or her environment from the standpoint of adaptation, which

is the opposing viewpoint. After that, the infant assimilates the newly learned knowledge into

their cognitive processes. After that, they discover how to make accommodations for it. At this

point, equilibrium is crucial because it determines when assimilation will end and

accommodation will begin. The youngster is likely to feel uneasy if there is an issue between the

transitions since there is no balance.

Children or people learn through observation, in accordance with Bandura. According to this

concept, learning can take place without a change in behavior. Another crucial element is the

theory's emphasis on cognition's significant role in the learning process. Bandura conducted tests
using "Bobo dolls." For instance, if the youngsters observed the grownups treating the doll

nicely, they would do the same. This suggests that there is a process of behavior observation and

modeling at play (StudyCorgi, 2021).

I gained knowledge about how to get ready to parent my kids through these concepts. I have

observed and experienced how my parents raised me to be who I am now.

HEREDITARY FACTORS FOR MY DEVELOPMENT

Every person has a unique personality and behavioral tendency. Due to the impact of heredity,

this difference can be visible. In actuality, heredity has a significant impact on how a person's

personality and other traits develop.

There is no birth without inheritance. Since the moment of conception, a person has inherited

traits from their parents. An individual's heredity determines every characteristic and response.

As a result, understanding a person's genetics is essential to learning about them. Every human is

born as a result of a biological process and set of factors known as conception. An organism's

existence begins when two germ cells come together. A female's ovary contains an egg cell or an

ovum. Ovum is a specific type of female egg cell. The ovum contains 23 pairs of chromosomes

in various sizes and forms. Numerous germ cells are also found in large amounts in the male's

sperm. The female ovum has 23 pairs of chromosomes, much like a germ cell. when a female

chromosome interacts with a male chromosome. Fertilization occurs, and life starts to develop.

This cell or set of chromosomes is what a person inherits from his or her parents through the

process of heredity. Numerous physiological and psychological quirks that exist in the parents

also exist in the child. In actuality, traits like structure, complexion, hair structure, and height are

determined by inheritance. facial characteristics, such as the child's nasal index. Thus, several
gene types contribute to the development of a body. Geneticists claim that sex is also inherited.

There are supposedly two large chromosomes. These chromosomes have been given the names

"X" and "Y." One large "X" chromosome and a little "Y" chromosome are found in the male's

germ cells. The child will be a female if the mother's X chromosome and the father's other X

chromosome enter the germ cell, and the child will be a male if the mother's X chromosome and

the father's other X chromosome enter the germ cell. According to a chromosome study, the 'X'

chromosome's genes are comparably stronger than the 'Y' chromosome's genes. The genetic

makeup of a person is determined by his or her parents; in other words, what one passes on to

one's offspring via genes (psychologydiscussion.net, 2022).

I just resemble my parents because of heredity. Additionally, I practically have my parents' skin

tone, hair structure, and facial features.

CONCLUSION

My life has advanced much more than I realize it has in light of developmental theory. My

education has been shaped by the knowledge I have, my experiences, and the various

experimental problems that my teachers have given me to work through. These interactions

taught me how to organize my thoughts for life planning. My education has provided me with

the resources I need to succeed, which has excellently equipped me for a seamless transition

from adolescence to adulthood. I gained a lot of knowledge about the subject through Bandura's

social learning theory's key principles: attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation. Among

the employees around, I currently have the most experience. And I'm developing my parenting

techniques based on my experiences and observations. In addition, because of hereditary factors,

my characteristics are identical to those of my parents.

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