Maturation theory Flashcards

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What does the maturation theory help to explain?

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how biological maturation( the process of maturing) is related to overall development

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what is the theory based on?

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development is genetically determined from birth+ children follow the same orderly sequence in their development+ the pace of development may vary depending on physical and intellectual development

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True or False? Gesell was the first to use observation of children to understand their development.

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True

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How did he determine the ‘averages’ or ‘norms’ of behaviour ?

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He observed behaviours of many children

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What did he say about maturation?

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‘The child’s personality is a product of slow gradual growth. His nervous system matures by stages and natural sequences.’

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What are some negative views of the maturation theory?

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did not consider the influence of individual or cultural differences in children + believed that the ‘norms’ of development he described were desirable

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What are some positive views of the maturation theory?

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he determined typical norms of development that are still used today+ used advanced methodology in observation of behaviour of large numbers of children

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