PSY 302 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Child Development, Active Child, Human Nature
14 Apr 2016
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To help society promote the well-being of children in general. 14th century, interested in how childrens development is inluenced by nature & nurture received believed that long-term welfare of society depended on the proper raising of children. Plato rearing of boys as particularly demanding challenge for parents & teachers emphasized self control & discipline as most important goals of education\ children had innate knowledge children born of the concept of animal that. From birth onward, allows them to realize dogs/cats they encounter are animals. More concerned with itting child-rearing to the needs of the individual child believed that all knowledge comes from experience and that the mind of an infant is like a slate on which noting has yet been written. Child is shaped by their environment behaviourism approach. Tabula rasa" development largely relects nurture from society & parents. Most important was growth of character in child-rearing. No restriction for children believed in maximum freedom for all children.
