FRHD 2270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tabula Rasa, Exact Sequence, Classical Conditioning

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2270
• Professor: Robyn Pitman

Document Summary

John locke: tabula rasa ( ) or blank slate. Children begin as blank, their character is shaped by experiences. Maturation: jean-jacques roussau: genetic derterines, innate abilities develop on own. Discontinuous: friendly at 5, demanding and rude at 25. Development is determined by how were resolve con icts at differ ages. 3 parts that occur at differ ages in personality (cid:119) (cid:119) (cid:119) (cid:119) (cid:119) (cid:119) (cid:119) (cid:119)(cid:119)(cid:119) (cid:119) Id: emerges at birth; primitive instincts and drives; wants immediate grati cation of (cid:119) bodily needs and wants eg: hungry crying baby. Ego ( ): practical and rational component of personality. Emerges during 1st year of life: learn we can"t always have what we want. Demands change into socially acceptable behaviors ex: want to play with another kid"s toy, then play with the other kid in order to play the toy. Superego: moral agent -emerges during pre-school years, knowing right and wrong.