Psychology 2040A/B Lecture : Chapter 2

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: M

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Chapter 2 - theories of human development y major issue mentioned in the video clip was the nature and nuture issue y tested y. Active y children either contribute to their development or they just receive it y different theories have different emphasises. Continuous vs. discontinuous y additive and gradual (things build) --> smooth line vs. development in a series of discrete strategies y different aspects of development might be continuous and other aspects of development might be discontiuous. Freud - conflict of the individuals instinct and their societal norms of behaviour. Looked at the roles we play throughout life y y this theory continues throughout life vs. freud which only goes to adolescence y behavioural = what"s observable and strong emphasis on the environment. Idea of the blank slate y y behaviours are continuous. Skinner y operant conditioning y y reinforcers and punishment increase the likelihood of behaviours.