EXP 3104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Information Processing, Ethology, Erik Erikson

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Experimental Psychology
• Course: EXP 3104
• Professor: D E P3053

Document Summary

Trust and mistrust (erik erikson) theories why that child cry: biological. Neo-nativism: is the philosophical standpoint that most knowledge, for example some aspects of language are innate and do not require any real-life experience to understand fully or master. Further that cognitive development is a result of biological constraints, not their experience. John watson (environmental claim: famous cases, transgender, tiger wood (successful, william sisters (successful, tom marinovich (not successful) Environmental theory: emphasize environmental factors, minimize contribution of biology, 3 different type of learning, classical conditioning, operant conditioning, social learning. Social learning is different from classical and operant condition because it emphasized cognition imitation. Emitted human is a very human learning behaviors other primate does not really imitate others. Imprinting (lorenz: baby geese, song birds (critical period) The human brain is born specialize knowing about certain things. Cognitive development-constructivist view: cognitive development theories, piagetian theory (discontinuous view) (shaping)