PSYC 355 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Dependent And Independent Variables, Naturalistic Observation, Psychosexual Development
26 Feb 2017
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In early greece, the philosophers plato and aristotle both commented about the nature of youth. According to plato (fourth century b. c. : reaso(cid:374)i(cid:374)g does(cid:374)"t (cid:271)elo(cid:374)g to (cid:272)hildhood (cid:271)ut rather first appears in adolescence. He thought that children should spend their time in sports and music, whereas adolescents should study science and mathematics. In the middle ages, children and adolescence were viewed as miniature adults and were subjected to harsh discipline. He was strongly influence by charles darwin. Hall proposed that development is controlled primarily by biological factors. The storm-and-stress view concept that adolescence is a turbulent time charged with conflict and mood swings. His view-adoles(cid:272)e(cid:374)ts" thoughts, feeli(cid:374)gs, a(cid:374)d a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s os(cid:272)illate (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)eit a(cid:374)d humility, good intentions and temptation, happiness and sadness. An adolescent might be nasty to a peer one moment and kind the next moment; in need of privacy but seconds later want companionship. Anthropologist mead (1928) studied adolescents on the south sea island of samoa.
