HDF 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Learning Theory, Mendelian Inheritance, Moral Reasoning
25 Sep 2016
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Continuous- believe that children grow at a steady, uniform speed in a smooth continuous process. Gaining new information and augmenting the skills that were there to begin with. Discontinuous- children change rapidly and step up to the next level. Process of new and different ways of understanding responding to the world emerges at certain times. Nurture- physical, social world, influences biological and psychological development. Individuals high or low in a characteristic remain so at later ages. We cannot prevent adversity and daily stress in the lives of children. But we can prepare them to handle it by changing how they think about challenges and adversities. 17th century- john locke tabula rasa" or blank slate view; continuous development. 18th century- jean-jacques rousseau noble savages view; natural maturation. Evolutionary theory- darwin"s ideas of natural selection and survival of the fittest are______________________. Develops from ages 3-6, from interactions with caregivers. Behaviorism & social learning- classical conditioning- stimulus - response.
