Chapter 1 Flashcards
What did Plato think was the source of knowledge
Logic and reasoning
Logic and reasoning
Plato
Aristotle
Empericism
Empericism
Aristotle
Rousseau
People are borne good , society corrupts them
People borne good and corrupted by society
Rousseau
Locke
Tabula rassa
Blank slate hypothesis
Locke
What caused child development to be studied
Advances in western science and an increasing interest in childrens welfare
Basic natural selection
1- some offspring will have favorable characteristics
2-these will confer advantages and therefore, be pased down genetically
3-those that do not have these will be less likely to survive and replicate
Charles Darwin was interested in development because
He thought the development of an individual would allow one to understand the development of the species. He kept detailed baby biographies - this was the beginning of trying to find theories of development.
Biological perspective basics
1-Development is determined by mostly biological factors
2-in maturational theory, development reflects the natural unfolding of a biological plan
3- in ethological theory, many behaviors are views as adaptive
G. Stanley Hall
What did he do?
What did he think about pushing kids to go faster?
Studied 100,000 kids t determine a @normal@ path of development
He thought kids recapitulate developmental stages of the species as they develop. Hence it is not good to push them to go faster.
He believed there is a PLAN with which we develop.
Ernst Haeckel
Thought the embryonic development of organisms goes through the the evolutionary history of its species.
“ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny”
Arnold Geselle
Maturational theory
Maturational Theory
Arnold Geselle
Child development occurs according to a naturaly determined plan of growth. Parents should let the plan unfold. Experience does not matter.
Normative approach - people studied large numbers of children of different ages. Found the “norms”.
Could tell parents what to expect at each stage.
Conrad Lorenze
Ethological Theory
Ethology
Adaptive or survival value of a behavior and its evolutionary hx
Ethological Theory
Conrad Lorenze
There is a critical (sensitive) period when a child is ready to learn something, neither too early or late.
If missed, either no chance (critical) or much harder (sensitive).
One thing people learn is IMPRINTING which is when organisms form an emotional bond with the first moving objects they see (usually their mother). There is a window for this.
In humans, this emotional bond can be called ATTACHMENT.
Therefore, even of the underlying mechanism is biological, it does not happen without experience.
The Psychodynamic Perspective
Development is determined by how a child resolves conflicts/challenges
Experiences affect development
Conflicts between desires
Personality in psychodynamic theory
ID present at birth. Base desires.
Ego develops at 1 year old when kid learns they cant always get what they want- based in reality
Tries to transform egos desires into something socially acceptable
Superego - Conscience; develops from 3-6 years through interactions with caregivers
Conflicts between id, ego and superego
Superego has punishment power.
ID wants many things
Ego doesnt want to be punished so tries to find a socially acceptble solution. Ego is mediator
Normal/Neurotic
Normally Ego is in charge
Neurotic, superego is - anxious and guilty
Psychosexual Theory Basics
Body ego
Psychic skin
Libido is a force that compells people towards pleasure.
When these needs are met, person moves onto more mature forms of pleasure. When not, FIXATED at this stage.
Modern theory says genes and environment are important.
Body ego - develops through the process of separation from a parent, and is a persons sense of self as an individual.
Psychic skin - nurturing the child brings this a persons ability to contain his or her internal emotional state
Birth to 1 year Psex
Oral Phase
EZ - mouth; gratify oral urges
Smoking, sucking, eating, biting nails if fixated
1 to 3 years psex
Anal Phase
EZ anus - learn to withhold and release poo
If fixated, extreme self control or too much = really messy
3-6 years psex
Phallic Phase
Oedipus and elctra conflict resolved by not being interested in other sex parent anymore
Superego formed and children feel guilty when they violate its standards
6-11 Years psex
Latency Phase
Sex instincts die down
Play with same sex friends
Learn new values from fx and same sex peers outside home