FMST 210 Chapter Notes -Genetic Disorder, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Blank Slate
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Chapeter 1 answers: developmental psychology behavior, thinking, emotions, social relationships, and personalities. : the scientific study of age-related changes in our bodies: a) original sin (christian doctrine): all humans are born with a selfish and stubborn nature. All differences among humans are attributable to experiences through environment. Adults are able to mould children into whatever they want them to be: innate goodness (jean jacques rousseau): all humans are naturally good and seek out experiences that help them grow. Good nurturing and protection will allow the child to reach full potential: c, innate goodness by jean jacques rousseau, a) darwin. Studying child development in hopes to understand the development of human species. Developmental stages comes from evolutionary theory: hall. Used questionnaires and interviews to study large numbers of children. Agreed with darwin that milestones of childhood were similar to those that had taken place in the development of the human species.
