FRHD 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Industrial Revolution, Behaviorism, Tabula Rasa

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Robyn Pitman

Document Summary

Aristotle worried that too much self discipline would stifle child"s initiative and creativity and would make them unfit leaders. Plato believed that knowledge could not be a result of experience because human senses are too capable of mistakes. Plato instead believed that humans are born with innate knowledge of many things such as animals and people as well as abstract concepts of love, courage and goodness. Plato believed that sensory experiences trigger knowledge they have has since birth (the first time a child sees a dog, her innate knowledge allows her to recognize it, no learning necessary) Aristotle believed that knowledge is rooted perceptual experience, children acquire knowledge piece by piece. Aristotle also supported the idea of tabula rasa. John locke believed in tabula rasa and that one"s experiences and interactions mold them into a unique individual. Locke believes that parent"s authority should lessen as they grow.