CAS PS 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Arnold Gesell, Tabula Rasa, Noble Savage
26 Oct 2018
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Child development: changes/ stability in child"s biological, cognitive, social, and emotional state. Arnold gesell- established development norms (typical development) Motor (fine, gross), adaptive, language, social, emotional. Extreme nature view: biology is destiny, maturation, pre-determined. Extreme nurture view: results of physical, social experiences. John locke (nurture): tabula rasa- predicted modern behaviorism. Rousseau (nature): noble savage, corrupted by society. One twin grew up in an enriched environment, another had no enrichment, but both ended up with the same motor level. John watson (nurture)- behaviorism, learning theorist, environment. Continuity vs discontinuity (both theories are correct but depends on perspective. Continuous: smooth, gradual, no abrupt shifts, emphasizes quantitative change (degree, frequency, amount of change) Discontinuous: development has different stages qualitative changes (changes in kind or type) Ex: egg caterpillar cocoon butterfly. Child is a sponge, don"t do anything, molded by experiences (passive) Children shape and control experiences, shape their own development (active)
