PSY210H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Social Cognitive Theory, Erik Erikson, Little Albert Experiment
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Theories explain and describe growth, behaviour, and development and provides a framework for studying and explaining development. Children are rarely aware of the moives and reasons behind their behaviour and bulk of their mental life is unconsciousness (what drives their conscious processes is the unconscious) Behaviour symbolizes the inner workings of the mind. It is the foundaion for the universal stages of development. Development in the irst 6 years develops in 3 stages (sexualized: sensual saisfacion linked to major developmental needs and challenges, conlicts between child and parent, adult: smoking = oral, anal = anal, older partners = phallic. Freuds five psychosexual stages of development (immediate graiicaion vs. reality) pg. Focus of pleasure and sexual impulses shit as children grow . Criical periods resolving conlict between sources of pleasure and demands of reality. Erik erikson 8 psychosocial stages of psychological development. Early experiences and family relaionships are very important to development.
