PSY 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Dependent And Independent Variables, Cognitive Development
21 Sep 2016
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Thought you should properly raise a child is very important all thought this. Aristotle: relaxed approach, approach each child individually, free form case by case basis, providing the child with experiences. John locke: thought kids were blank slates, shape them through discipline, similar to plato. Jean jacques rousseau: though kids benefitted from freedom, similar to. Learning from babies, evolutionary approach, how did evolution shape people. Focused on biological forces, aggressive urges and sexual urges that motivated development. Baby albert experiment, scared of the white bunny. Focused on what you can see, the behavior that is observable, the influence of the environment. The field of study that examines patterns of growth, change and stability in behavior, abilities, physical characteristics that occur throughout the entire lifespan from conception to death. Language, memory, problem solving, theory of mind etc. Gene-environment effects: how nature and nurture interact to influence development. Unique people, and why are we this way.
