Post by zee on Sept 28, 2017 2:02:42 GMT
Piaget, Vygotsky and reductionism
The word “reductionist” often refer to theories that search for the biological bases of behaviour. From what you know of Piaget and Vygotsky’s theories, to what extent would it be appropriate to label either of them biological reductionist? Explain your reasons.
From my understanding, Piaget and Vygotsky's theories surround the concept of the immediate environment affecting cognitive development. We can study their ideas and see how behavior is linked to the development of schema and external influences during critical periods. I believe this is not enough to label them as biological reductionist because their theories do not focus on biological processes. The extent that they would be able to be labeled biological reductionist would be if they examined changes in neural connections as the individual is exposed to different external influences affecting their cognitive development leading to a better understanding of behavior. For example, Using Piaget's stages of development, examining the change in the brain's neural connections during the sensorimotor stage as the child acknowledges the relationship with the self and their environment can be considered reducing behavior to a biological basis.
The word “reductionist” often refer to theories that search for the biological bases of behaviour. From what you know of Piaget and Vygotsky’s theories, to what extent would it be appropriate to label either of them biological reductionist? Explain your reasons.
From my understanding, Piaget and Vygotsky's theories surround the concept of the immediate environment affecting cognitive development. We can study their ideas and see how behavior is linked to the development of schema and external influences during critical periods. I believe this is not enough to label them as biological reductionist because their theories do not focus on biological processes. The extent that they would be able to be labeled biological reductionist would be if they examined changes in neural connections as the individual is exposed to different external influences affecting their cognitive development leading to a better understanding of behavior. For example, Using Piaget's stages of development, examining the change in the brain's neural connections during the sensorimotor stage as the child acknowledges the relationship with the self and their environment can be considered reducing behavior to a biological basis.
