PS276 Chapter Notes - Chapter intro: Observational Learning, Behaviorism, Social Learning Theory
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Stress the hormonal and physical changes of puberty as driving forces. G stanley hall (influenced by darwin) considered the father of the scientific study of adolescence. Development of the individual paralleled the development of the human species (recapitulation) Infancy equivalent to time during evolution when we were primitive like animals. Adolescence seen as time that paralleled evolution of our species into civilization. Development of the individual through these stages was determined primarily by instinct (biological and genetic forces within the person), and hardly influenced by the environment. Adolescence is period of storm and stress, hormonal changes cause upheaval. Stress importance of biological changes but also take into account the ways in which contextual forces interact with and modify these biological forces. Development best understood through psychosexual conflicts that arise at different points in development. Adolescence as time of upheaval; hormonal changes upset psychic balance achieved during prior psychosexual stage (latency)
