FMST 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Specific Developmental Disorder, Heredity, Critical Period
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Chapter 1: independent questions: the scientific study of human development, define developmental psychology. The scientific study of age-related changes in our bodies, behavior, thinking, emotions, social relationships, and personalities: philosophical roots. Identify the key ideas and the implied parental responsibilities of: (a) augustine of hippo (the doctrine of original sin): They must spend the rest of their lives trying to correct these sins. The parents must help facilitate the child"s search for redemption (b) rousseau (innate goodness): influenced humanistic theories (ch. 2) All human beings are born naturally good. Nurturing and protection and a good environment help the child grow. The parents must not interfere too much to ensure that the child"s innate goodness remains. (c) locke (the blank slate): influenced learning theories (ch. 2) Babies are born without any innate tendencies. A human"s experiences shape who he/she is/will be. Since the 1930s philosophical ideas have been translated into scientific theories. In turn, scientific theories are tested/evaluated using scientific research methods.
