FMST 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: The Blank Slate, Paul Baltes, Developmental Psychology
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Chapter 1: independent questions: the scientific study of human development, define developmental psychology. The scientific study of age related changes in our bodies, behavior, thinking, emotions, social relationships, and personalities: philosophical roots, identify the key ideas and the implied parental responsibilities of: (a) original sin (christianity) Augustine taught that all humans are born with a selfish and stubborn nature. To reduce the influence of this inborn tendency toward sinfulness, augustine taught, humans must seek redemption by leading a disciplined life. Parents facilitate the child"s struggle to overcome an inborn tendency to ask immorally by restraining and correcting the child"s immoral tendencies. (b) the blank slate (john locke) A broad philosophical approach known as empiricism claiming that the mind of a child is a blank slate. Empiricism means no innate tendencies and that all differences among humans are attributable to experience.
