HLTC23H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Theoretical Ecology, Lev Vygotsky, A.D. Vision
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1. 1: theories of child development: locke believed in tabula rasa, experience moulds the person, rousseau believed newborns were endowed with an innate sense of justice and morality that unfolds naturally as children grow. Eg. crying: also believe that experience is important, critical period is the time in development when a specific type of learning can take place impossible. Before or after the critical period, same learning is difficult or: imprinting was a concept by lorenz on chicks. For imprinting to occur, chick had to see the moving object within a day of hatching. Criticized for its limited base of initial research and its controversial claims about women: freud"s ideas about personality and psychosexual development influenced child- development research. Id: ego, superego, emerge during first year of life, emerge during preschool years. If needs not met, may lead to smoking. If overindulged at one stage, may see little need to progress to more advanced stages.