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Development And Psychopathology Analysis

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Development and Psychopathology Final Exam Spring 2018 Welcome to the final exam! Please type your name on each page of your exam. The following are four essay questions. Using information learned from this class, respond to each question in essay format, including an introduction, body, and conclusion. Avoid vague language/be specific! Each response is limited to a maximum of 400 words per essay.
This exam is due in the form of an electronic submission to Canvas (upload your exam as a doc/docx/pdf to the “Final Test Electronic Submission” within the Assignment Section of Canvas). Submit online by Wednesday (5/9) at 4:00pm. Canvas will not let you submit late so don’t wait until the last moment! After submitting your electronic exam, turn …show more content…

Education can serve to promote the advancement of some children, while undermining others. So, in his theory, it is important for teachers to know what a pupil is capable of and what he or she is not. Therefore, techniques like “scaffolding” can help the child with what he/she already knows by letting them to explore further without the help of a teacher. Vygotsky also thought that society influences our development in many ways. For example, social media, today has become a life changing in communication with friends and relatives, but they have also become a fast medium to learn from: kids are emulating behaviors they see online, sometimes without the acknowledgment of the parents. Thus, social interactions beyond the parental circle are an important source of development in Vygotsky's …show more content…

A kid growing up on the Upper East Side will afford more resources than a kid growing up in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Furthermore, these two kids will differ in their exposure to a variety of experiences (e.g., access to parks, museums and public libraries). From that perspective, in one's development, the environment in which one lives predetermines future outcomes. The Harlem Children’s Zone is an example of how changing the culture in which children live can determine their future as adults. Those who have participated in this program have shown better academics and health outcomes, than expected to prior joining the

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