FRHD 2260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Interpersonal Perception, Lev Vygotsky, John Bowlby

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2260
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

Theories provide explanations of info, observations, life experiences. Testing theory > conduct studies - cannot prove something is right or wrong, but it can provide support. Of course but no 1 theory explains everything. Focus on child"s experience and social network. Gives child"s action or feeling greater meaning and importance. Transactional: transaction: interaction between x & y, characteristics of child and environment (parent & peer, bi directional, reciprocal relationship between child & parent. Uni ed: personal change over time, with environment and cultural in uences. These theories focus on how child develops sense of self in relation to others. Stage theory: universal, predicatele, all must go through, invariant, hierarchical. Each stage crisis that infant will struggle with. Infants are motivated to further development as needs arise and desire for growth. Lower levels must be met, rst, foundation. One of the most important theories to know ! Parents need to be responsive and sensitive to their infants.