L33 Psych 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tabula Rasa, Child Development, Observational Learning
4 Mar 2019
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Ai: brittany haus: questions about exam ask ais. Major controversy: nature vs. nurture: philosophy background, aristotle vs. plato. Aristotle knowledge is rooted in perceptual experience: john locke tabula rasa . We are born a black slate: jean rousseau innately endowed. Humans have a moral character: historical background, industrial revolution. Children were working realized this was not good for children. Reformers were appalled at these conditions and worked to enact laws that would limit child labor and put more children in schools: darwin and baby biographies. Five theoretical perspectives: biological (gessell & lorenzo, maturational theory: child development reflects a specific and prearranged scheme or plan within the body. Emphasizes development as a natural unfolding of a biological plan: ecological theory: view development from an evolutionary perspective; believes that learning occurs at certain critical period. Critical period: the time in development when a specific type of learning can take place. He found that imprinting has to take place during a critical period.
