ED PSYCH 320 Study Guide - Little Albert Experiment, Social Learning Theory, Prenatal Development
30 Oct 2014
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Influenced by cultural values and belief systems of their times. Clear awareness existed of children as vulnerable beings. Religious texts: children are the devil: the reformation. 16th puritan belief: children were born evil and stubborn and had to be civilized: enlightenment, john locke- Tabula rasa: blank slate: children begin as nothing at all: their characters are shaped entirely by experience. Practice of praise and approval as rewards. Changes at later age/ nurture: jean-jacques rousseau. Noble savages: naturally endowed w/ a sense of right and wrong and with an innate plan for orderly healthy growth. Nature: scientific beginnings, darwin: forefather of scientific child study. Id- source of basic biological needs and desires. Little albert experiment: conclusion that environment is the supreme force in development: b. f. skinner, operant conditioning theory. Albert bandura: emphasized modeling, (imitation or observational learning) as a powerful source of development, diverse factors affect children"s motivation to imitate, contributions and limitations of behaviorism and social learning theory.
