PSYCO105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Harry Harlow, Toilet Training, 18 Months

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO105
• Professor: Davina Rousell

Document Summary

8 major stages which involves a different crisis over how we view ourselves in relation to other people and the world. Depending on how adequately our needs are met, and how much love and attention we receive during the first year of life, we develop a basic trust or basic mistrust of the world. During next 2 years, children become ready to excersie their individuality, if parents restrict children or make harsh demands during toilet training, children develop shame and doubt about their abilities and later lack the courage to be independent. From age 6 until puberty, the (cid:272)hildre(cid:374)"s life e(cid:454)pa(cid:374)ds i(cid:374)to s(cid:272)hool a(cid:374)d peer a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)ities, children who experience pride and encouragement in mastering tasks develop industry. = a striving to achieve, repeated failure and lack of praise for trying leads to a sense of inferiority. Imprinting is a sudden bbiologically primed form of attachment. Occurs in some bird species and shrews.