PSYC 2250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tabula Rasa, Industrial Revolution, Middle Age

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2250
• Professor: Steven Hladkyj

Document Summary

Middle age and strict religious or moral behavior. Plato believe that children are born with an innate knowledge. Locke the infants is like a blank slate. Rousseau children born with innate sense of justice. Well-being of children became a national concern during the industrial revolution: about 1760 to sometime between 1820-1840. From darwin people became interested in genetics and how behavior changes over time. In the early 20th century child development research was used to promote healthy development. The normative approach age related averages are computed to represent typical development. These are the same theories that dominate the field of psychology. Maturational theory natural unfolding of a pre-arranged biological plan: arnold gessel 1880-1961. Discarded because it had little to say about the impact of environment on children"s development. Ethological theory views development from an evolutionary perspective. Imprinting creating an emotional bond with the mother lomoar cpsd| 987298.