PSYB32H3 Lecture Notes - Operant Conditioning, B. F. Skinner, Erik Erikson
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Developmental theory: (theory - organize our knowledge - helps us understand a broad range of observations. Parsimony: concise, yet able to explain a wide range of phenomena. Tabula rasa - child is not good or evil, blank slate. Development process occurs in small steps, gradual growth. Or earlier behaviour is unrelated to later behaviour. Infants will smile at anyone, then around 12-18 months, they stop smiling at everyone. Are the changes the same or are they different, across different cultures, areas, person to person. How did parents manage the child sex drives. The superego - make sure the ego solutions fit with the internalized moral presets (judicial branch of the personality) - the anal stage (1-3 years) [conflict: toilet training] - the phallic stage (3-6 years) - the oedipus complex = little boys have a sexual desire for their mothers. Castration anxiety- fear becomes too complex so they suppress their desires and start acting like their father.
