PSYC20008 Study Guide - Final Guide: Tabula Rasa, Design Methods, Active Child
23 Jul 2018
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Aristotle: knowledge from experience, born with blank slate. Locke: 1690: children are nothing at all- blank slate, product of environment. Rousseau: grow according to natures plan- develop different capacities at different stages, people are inherently good. Should be given own trajectory, learn spontaneously: dreams and childhood recollections. Cant measure change: mechanisms for developmental change. Individual differences: children develop at different ways, research and childrens" welfare, social policy. Cross sectional design: different ages studied at one time. Longitudinal design: examine repeatedly over long period of time. Microgenetic design: how child is understanding knowledge/problem, ppl observed intensively over relatively short period of time while change is occurring. Tom development: early infant interest in behaviour of others, preference for looking at faces rather than objects. Intention- 8 months: desire to act in certain way, want something, gestures- 9 months, before they can use language to tell caregiver what they want, pointing= important, avoid temper tantrums.
