PSYC 251 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Tabula Rasa, Social Cognitive Theory, Developmental Psychology
12 Mar 2014
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Page 1-40, 41 pages page 1 of 8. Setting the stage: child-development: field studying physical, mental, social, and emotional development from conception to maturity. Origins of a new science: before the 1700s, children started working at ages 5-7 at home, in the fields, or in apprenticeships. However, after the urbanization of the industrial revolution, children started working long hours in factories under horrendous conditions. Often contribute to sound family policy by providing factual knowledge from research, act as advocates to alert policymakers to children"s needs, or evaluate impact of policies. Imprinting of an emotional bond with the mother occurs with the first moving object young see after birth, within one day of hatching: underlying mechanism is biological, but experience essential for triggering programmed behaviour. The psychodynamic perspective: the oldest scientific perspective on child development, to freud in the late 19th century, psychodynamic theory: development is largely determined by how well people resolve conflicts they face at different ages.
