PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Harry Harlow, Developmental Psychology, Genetic Programming
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Love is a wondrous state, deep, tender, and rewarding. Because of its intimate and personal nature it is regarded by some as an improper topic for experimental research. But, whatever our personal feelings may be, our assigned mission as psychologists is to analyze all facets of human and animal behavior into their component variables. So far as love or affection is concerned, psychologists have failed in this mission. The little we know about love does not transcend simple observation, and the little we write about it has been written better by poets and novelists. But of greater concern is the fact that psychologists tend to give progressively less attention to a motive which pervades our entire lives. Prenatal and infant development progress in highly predictable ways and are, largely, the result of genetic programming". Of course, even prenatal and infant development are affected by environmental factors. Can pick up effects years down the road.
