PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes -Bobo Doll Experiment, Social Learning Theory, Erik Erikson
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Child development: identifies and describes changes in a child"s cognitive, emotional, motor and social capacities and behaviors from conception until adolescence (what things change). It also uncovers the process that underlies these changes to help explain how and why they occur. (how they came about) Charles darwin-research on infants sensory capacities and young children"s emotions. John b watson-formal analysis of children"s learning capacities. Mark baldwin- established first laboratory on british lands at u of t. work on mental health. Help society protect well being of children as well as shape the social policy on behalf of children. Both biological and environmental factors influence human development. Researcher gesell described it as only biological factors influencing the development. Focused on maturation: a genetically determined process of growth that unfolds naturally over a good period of time. Watson focused on environmental factors as having an effect. Both nature and nurture interact to produce developmental variations in different children.
