PSYC 2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Collectivism, Twin Study, Child Labor Laws In The United States
6 Dec 2016
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Provided enduring insights about critical issues in childrearing, even though their. Both plato and aristotle believed that the welfare of society depended on children being. Believed that children are born with innate knowledge. Historical foundation of the study of child development methods were unscientific. raised properly, but they different in their approaches: plato vs. aristotle (4th century b. c. e, john locke (1632-1704) vs jean-jacques rousseau (1712-1778) Child as a tabula rasa (blank slate. First instill discipline, then gradually increase the child"s freedom. Was concerned with fitting child rearing to the needs of the individual child. Parents and society should give child max freedom from beginning. Genes can turn on and off depending on environment. Activity between the anterior cingulate and the limbic area. Experiences: the sociocultural context, the physical, social, cultural, economic and historical circumstances that make up any child"s environment. In many countries, mothers and children sleep together for the first several years of the child"s life.
