PSYCH 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Bobo Doll Experiment, Nso People, Cultural-Historical Psychology
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Lecture #7: the first two years of life: psychosocial development. Infants learn basic trust if the world is a secure place where their basic needs are met. Infants succeed (or fail) in gaining sense of self-rule over their own actions and bodies. Parents mold an infant"s emotions and personality via reinforcement or punishment. Social referencing strengthens learning through observation (look at others emotional facial cues before acting) Infants form a concept of what to expect from other people. Result is a model or a set of assumptions about relationships. Infants emotions are part of the evolutionary mandate. Over the course of human history, attachment promotes species survival by keeping toddlers close to their caregivers & keeping caregivers vigilant. The social/cultural context plays a central role in infant development. Ethnotheory - a child-rearing theory that is embedded in a particular culture or ethnic group. Ex. proximal vs. distal parenting (see opposing perspectives pp.
