FMST 210 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Fact, Tabula Rasa, The Blank Slate
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Chapter 1: independent questions: the scientific study of human development, define developmental psychology. Developmental psychology is 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) original sin (christianity) Taught by augustine of hippo, this doctrine talks about how humans have an inborn tendency to be selfish and stubborn. (b) the blank slate (john locke) Locke used empiricism, which states that humans possess no innate tendencies and all differences are due to different experiences, to say that a child"s mind is a blank slate. Parents, in this sense, are responsible for molding children into who they are; children"s childhood environment plays a bigger role than their inborn tendencies. (c) innate goodness (jean-jacques rousseau) Proposed that all humans are naturally good and just seek out experiences that help them grow. Parents influence on their environment will affect children"s outcome.
