PSY 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Noble Savage, Little Albert Experiment

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 110
• Professor: Roderick Gillis

Document Summary

Development is the study of growth and change over time. (stop at the age 12) (talk about. Things can happen to you to your genes. Geno- gene is either turned on or turned off. Middle ages original sin goal of childrearing was salvation. Children were born with original sin (adam and eve) We evolve from animals and have the animal side remain. You need to beat a kid to drive the wildness out of them. (not unconditional love :[) John locke spoke of tabula rasa or blank tablet . because hate isn"t born with babies. When seen a baby, think about what a little angel or you evil creature. Which means primitive person is more noble than anyone. Goodness or the noble savage: more recently, in 1920"s scientists began carefully observing children. John watson"s demonstration with little albert in 1920. In 1960"s u. s. gov"t put money into programs like head start and the science of developmental.