What is the hybrid theory of language development?

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The required textbook for this course is:

  • Berger, K. (2014).  The Developing Person, Through the Life Span (9th ed.).   New York:  Worth.

 

APA style and cited with 150-300 words

Your textbook discusses four theories of language development (teaching infants, infants teaching themselves, social impulses fostering language development, and hybrid theory). While it is rare, occasionally psychologists work on case studies that can help us to answer the question of language development.  Genie is one of these case studies.

In this assignment read the article, “Genie The Story of the Wild Child” (opens in a new window), about a real-life child named Genie who was deprived of human contact until 13 years of age:

After reading the article, pretend that you are a psychologist who supports the hybrid theory of language development and answer the following questions about Genie’s language development:

  • What is the hybrid theory of language development?
  • Using the hybrid theory, how would you explain the reasons for Genie’s delays in language development?
  • In what ways did the psychologists in the article apply the hybrid theory in order to help Genie learn to speak English?
  • Based upon the hybrid theory, what are 3 recommendations that were not explored in the movie that you would suggest in order to help teach Genie to speak English?
    • Please base your suggested recommendations on research on language development.

Post your answer in the Language Development forum of the Class Discussion Board.

Read the assignments that your classmates have posted and comment on at least 2 of them. Comments must include both of the following criteria:

  • Must be an analytical critique of how well your classmates applied hybrid theory in their answers regarding and recommendations for improving Genie’s language development.
  • Provide suggestions for improvement or alternative areas to be considered.

Please note that you will not be able to see other posts until you submit your own work.

Purpose

The assignment will help you understand and apply the four theories of language development discussed in your text.  You will also become familiar with one of the classic case studies in the field of psychology.   Reading other students work will encourage your own critical thinking and broaden your perspective.

Mental Health Consultation

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For this assignment, you will take on the role of a mental health professional providing a consultation to a colleague. Your colleague in this case happens to be a licensed clinical psychologist. Carefully review the PSY645 Fictional Mental Health Consultation Scenario which provides information on your colleague’s patient and specific questions your colleague has posed to you as a consultant. Once you have reviewed the scenario, research a minimum of two peer-reviewed articles in the Ashford University Library related to the situation(s) presented in the scenario and how these have been approached and treated in previous cases.

Write an evaluation of the patient’s symptoms and presenting problems within the context of one theoretical orientation (e.g., psychoanalytic, cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, etc.). Summarize views of these symptoms and presenting problems within the context of at least one historical perspective and two theoretical orientations different from the one used in your evaluation (e.g.:, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic, integrative) in order to provide alternative viewpoints. To conclude, justify the use of diagnostic manuals and handbooks besides the DSM-5 that might be used to assess this prospective patient.

The Mental Health Consultation:

  • Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and  must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must use at least two peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Free Association

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Respond in 1000 words with a scholarly references. Use citations, site your work and add references. In order for free association to be useful and effective, the individual can not edit or sensor him/herself.   This behavior is sometimes extremely difficult as the words that come to an individual’s mind may seem strange, illogical or even inappropriate.  However, with free association, everything is fair game.  It does take considerable practice and a good therapeutic alliance between the individual and the therapist.   The therapist is looking to make some connections amongst those thoughts.   For an experiment, give it a try.  Take a few minutes and just say whatever comes to your mind.  Then, see if you can make any connections about it.  rences.

Briefly discusses the literature

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Assignment 2: Practice Problem

Evidence based practice is essential to effective social work practice. For this assignment, you are required to (a) identify a current practice problem relevant in your current agency (i.e., working with resistant clients, engaging clients when they don’t talk much, having negative perceptions about your client, counter transference, etc.), (b) after identifying your practice problem, conduct an extensive literature search as it relates to your practice problem that provides you with a complete understanding of the practice problem.

Based on your findings in the literature, what did you discover that will help you address your practice problem? How might your research guide your work in your field agency?  After reviewing the literature/research and comparing it to the practice problem, the student is expected to do the following:

 

Submit a 1-2 page reflection paper that:

1.      Briefly discusses the literature 

2.      Briefly identifies the practice problem

3.      Briefly explains how the literature will be used to address the practice problem while engaging in the agency.

 

References (use 2 or more)

Garthwait, C. L. (2017). The social work practicum: A guide and workbook for students (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.