PSY 2105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Tabula Rasa, German Romanticism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2105
• Professor: Jeffry Quan

Document Summary

Branch of psychology devoted to the study of change in behaviours & abilities during development. Mind of a child is a blank slate - tabula rasa. Do not give material rewards or enforce punishment physically. Whatever environment, the child"s own interests, & level of development the child does not know innately is acquired gradually through the. Theory that human development results from inborn processes that guide the emergence of behaviours in a predictable manner. Everyone is born into a cultural community w/ a shared language & historical traditions. Opposed the imposition of one"s values & culture. Belief that each culture should be examined and evaluated on its own terms. Emphasized the influence of language & culture. Did not directly address child development but his views influence child psychologists. Survival of the strongest genes through generations. The development of the individual repeats the development of the species. Where parents study the development of their child.