child adolescent module5 factors affecting cognitive development

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Factors Affecting Cognitive

Development

Francis A. Loresto


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BIOLOGICAL FACTORS


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B. Intelligence

It has been seen that cognitive

development of intelligent children is

better. Children with low Intelligence

Quotient are not able to receive stimulifrom the environment properly, thus

their cognitive development lags

behind. Intelligence affects all mentalcapacities.


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C. Heredity

Cognitive development is also

influenced by the hereditary traits; one

gets from his parents. Their

development is similar to their parentscognitive development.


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D. Maturation

As the child gets matured he gets more

interactive with his environment. For a

good cognitive development interaction

with environment is very necessarywhich the child does with the help of his

mental and motor maturation. They

help directly in the development ofcognition.


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ENVIRONMENT FACTORS


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D. Learning opportunities

The opportunity a child gets to learn

affects the cognitive development. The

more opportunities he gets the better is

the cognition, because he will be able toadd to his mental capacities by learning

through these opportunities.


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B. Economic status

Economic state of the family also helps

in the development of cognition.

Children from better economic status

get more opportunities and bettertraining and it helps in cognitive

development.


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C. Play

Play is also quite important in

developing cognition. Through play

activities, the child interacts with

the environment, receives stimuli

and responds to them.

When you say yes,

Thats she/he learn best


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D. Various types of stimuli

The instructions and motivation help in

cognitive development of the child. The

child gets these stimuli from his toys

and activities like identifying differentcolour shapes, smell, and sounds, etc.


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E. Family and society

Family is very important from the point ofview of providing the child hereditarytraits, which are the of development family

also providing opportunities to learn, good

encourage atmosphere to the child if thefamily provides such atmosphere to thechild in which he maximum stimuli from

the environment, would be encouraged to

learn and with his environment. Hiscognitive development will be good


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INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Eye contact, smiles and imitation setthe stage for more sustained

communication and meaningful

exchanges and engagement withparents and other caregivers, and a

growing world of relationships


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EARLY ENVIRONMENTS AND

EXPERIENCESEarly experiences involve all senses through:

Touch - e.g., skin-to-skin holding

Smell - e.g., smell of mothers skin and

breastmilkTaste - e.g., taste of breastmilk

Sight - e.g., eye contact, gazing at face

Hearing - e.g., hearing a familiar voice


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