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Evaluate a chosen perspective relating to child development. Compare this perspective with others and apply them to a chosen childhood setting.
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Evaluate a chosen perspective relating to child development. Compare this perspective with others and apply them to a chosen childhood setting. Psychology is the science of behaviour. It looks at thought, feelings and images. Biological, environmental and psychological factors are elements of behaviour. (See appendix 1) The goals of psychology are to understand, describe, control and predict certain behaviour in particular circumstances. Biological, psychodynamic, behavioural, cognitive, humanistic and sociocultural are perspectives on behaviour. The humanistic approach is known as the "third force" founded by Abraham Maslow. The first and second are behaviourism, and psychoanalysis, derived from the early work of Sigmund Freud. Humanism states the most important aspect of human psychology is how they achieve their sense of self and actualise their potential. It has four main concepts: responsibility, the 'here and now', phenomenology, and personal growth. I will be focusing on the humanistic approach in relation to a primary school...
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