PSYC 2290 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Psychodynamics, American Psychological Association, Tabula Rasa
20 Apr 2017
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The field of child development which traces physical, mental, social, and emotional development from conception to maturity. Plato & aristotle believed that schools and parents had responsibility for teaching children the self control that would make them effective citizens. But aristotle worried that too much self discipline would stifle children"s ability to be leaders. They both had ideas abt knowledge and how it is acquired. Plato argued that children are born with innate knowledge. Aristotle believed that knowledge is rooted in perceptual experience. During the age of enlightenment, john locke said that an infant is like a tabula rasa or blank slate and that experiences mold the infants and their later stages into a unique individual. Rousseau beloved that newborns are endowed with innate sense of justice and morality that unfolds naturally as the child grows. He argued that parents should be responsive and receptive to their children"s needs.
