PSYCH 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Erik Erikson, Social Learning Theory, Delayed Gratification
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A developmental theory is a systematic statement of general principles that provides a framework for understanding how and why people change over time. Ex: a 5-year-old who shouts i hate you mommy! , your response reflects your beliefs on parenting style and child development. What happens in childhood can echo later on in life. Each psychosexual stage includes potential conflicts -- how a person resolves these conflicts determines personality and behavior. Ex: too strict toilet training may create anal retentive personality type. Erik erikson (1902-1994) - in contrast to freud. Erikson created a theory of psychosocial development. Life-span theory that focuses on the impact of relationships i shaping personality. Eight psychosocial stages characterized by a developmental crisis. Ego-identity a basic sense of who we are as individuals in terms of self. John watson: psychology should be about things we can observe. Learning by association: a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus.
