PSYC 100 Chapter : Theories Of Development

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Ingrid Johnsrude

Document Summary

Was the founder of the behaviorist movement: believed that conditioning is the primary mechanism through which children learn about the world. Interested in what motivates behaviours: people tend towards repeating behaviours that are rewarded (reinforcement, avoiding behaviours with unfavourable outcomes (punishment) Two discoveries from these concepts: children receiving attention is a powerful motivator, it is more difficult to extinguish behaviour that has already been enforced (intermittently) Giving in to a child when they should be punished instead. Children engaged in behaviours distinctive to their ge and made the same mistakes in problem solving. Humans develop through 4 stages: sensorimotor stage. Infant builds an understanding of their environment with the use of sensory and motor abilities. Integrate their early reflexes into more complex behaviours. Objects continue to exist even though they are not visible. Child looks for an object in its original location even though they know it has been moved.