CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

LEARNING THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the focus of cognitivist theory?
A
Constantly viewing learning as an active mental process, where learners learn to analyse problems and think for themselves
B
Consisting a stimulus, response and reinforcement, it aims to instill expected behavioural changes
C
Emphasis on repetition, emtional and affective factors in learning
D
Cooperation within peers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cognitivism is a learning theory that focusses on how information is received, organized, stored and retrieved by the mind. It uses the mind as an information processer, like a computer.

Detailed explanation-2: -The assumption of cognitive theory is that thoughts are the primary determinants of emotions and behavior. Information processing is a common description of this mental process. Theorists compare the way the human mind functions to a computer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cognitive psychologists believe in order to understand behavior, you have to understand what goes on in the brain to cause the behavior. Therefore, the cognitive approach to learning pays more attention to what goes on inside the learner’s head and focuses on mental processes, rather than just observable behavior.

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