PSY 2301 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Zygote, Prenatal Development, Birth Weight

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11 Mar 2014
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St. augustine, all humans are born with selfish nature: tabula rasa (blank slate)- john locke. Jean-jacque rousseau- innate purity, born with capacity for good. Added cameras & one way mirrors to observe kids, did interviews. Biological (genetic) reason for systematic maturation > determined by genotype. Maturation: the gradual unfolding of genetically programmed sequential pattern of change. Survey- data collection method in which participants respond to questions. Correlational research: descriptive, two or more variables compared to see how they"re related: naturalistic observations: Observe behavior as it naturally occurs (con is that it may be too particular: case studies. A study that tests a casual hypothesis: ethnography. Agreed with and modified much of freud"s theory. Agreed with basic instincts, ego is strongest component. Just because we fail at one point does not mean we can"t fix it at another point in life (trust in caregiver, and can fix anything once independent)