PSY 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Konrad Lorenz, Lawrence Kohlberg, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence
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Original sin goal of childrearing = salvation. Tabula rasa (blank tablet) children are not born with original sin, but born neutral. 18th century: jean jacques spoke of innate goodness, innate goodness (references noble savage) Primitive people are somehow more noble than people in advanced society. Refers to how primitive tribes developed children and their society. 1920s: when scientists began observing children, john watson little albert demonstration. Premise = problems like phobias can be learned or induced. 1960s: u. s. helps endorse development psychology. Issues in development: nature / nurture issue (a. k. a genetics vs. Nurture learning & environment: **everything that we are is a combination of both*, continuity / discontinuity. Continuity where one grows in a smooth, continuous way: ex. Discontinuity where one grows stages (changes are abrupt: ex. Development of a butterfly stages as an egg, catapillar, cocoon, butterfly: cross sectional / longitudinal research. John horn"s idea of fluid intelligence vs. crystallized intelligence.
