HD FS 129 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Urie Bronfenbrenner, Operant Conditioning Chamber, Discovery Learning
2 Sep 2016
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Science: human activity of finding order in nature by organizing scattered meaningless facts under universal concepts. Theories: set of assumptions that attempt to describe, predict, or explain a phenomena. One needs a blueprint to build a house, one needs a theory to have a science. Development is unconscious and greatly affected by emotion. Outward behavior is not as important as inner workings of the mind/subconscious. 3) conscience. (don"t take water) > shoulder angel. Decisions are made using reason, balancing id and superego (ask for. Oral stage: infant"s pleasure centers on the mouth (birth - 1. 5 years) Anal stage: child"s pleasure focuses on the anus (1. 5-3 years) Phallic stage: child"s pleasure focuses on the genitals (3-6 years) Latency stage: child represses sexual interest and develops social and intellectual skills (6-puberty) Genital stage: a time of sexual reawakening; source of sexual pleasure becomes someone outside the family (puberty onward) Internal conflicts b/w desire for pleasure and demands of reality.
