PSY 2105 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Memory, Nervous System, Interaction

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2105
• Professor: Stuart Hammond

Document Summary

Insight into complex adult processes: useful to examine behaviours from early years to interpret behaviours in adulthood: real-world applications: research of children benefit in real world problems such as poverty, illiteracy, drugs and crime. Also issues such as effects of daycare, classroom teaching methods, disciplinary techniques. Interesting subject matter: children are fascinating to study and are interesting creatures: historical views of children, ancient rome/greece: believed in the importance of education, also had obscure norms for children. Infanticide for the illegitimate/unhealthy/unwanted, severe punishments, bought/sold children for work as well as brothels: medieval/renaissance: posed children as pure and innocent. The church took in unwanted children and gave some education, abuse was still common. John locke: believed all children were born equal and at birth you are a blank slate (tabula rasa). All knowledge only comes through experience and learning. No such thing as innate behaviour, everything is derived from upbringing and environment.