PSY 2105 Study Guide - Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Erik Erikson, Arnold Gesell

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2105
• Professor: David Collins

Document Summary

6)all that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual: albert einstein. Over the last 25 years, now the focus are targeting geriatric part. Most and quickest changes occur during childhood-physical, cognitive, social and emotional. Ex: language-study how children learn to speak can explain language in adulthood. Ancient greek and rome- emphasized on education but engaged in inappropriate practice like infanticide, slavery etc. Children not protected by society but exploited when needed. In medieval (580-1800) :children should be protected. Around renaissance period-orphanages set up by rich people for orphaned children. Modern age has laws for protection of children. Thomas hobbes came up with radical ideas: Everything that exists is matter-the one you touch and feel. John lock and empiricism: sensory experiences allow us to learn, not born with them. You don"t think to choose(free will), but because of what you learnt. Environmentalist-children are product of their environment and upbringing.