PSYC 2110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Johann Gottfried Herder, Arnold Gesell, Ontogeny

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Devised an experiment with shapes and tested to see how long each baby stared at each shape. He deduced that newborns can perceive and discriminate among various objects. Developmental psycology concerned with the changes in behaviour and abilities that occur as development proceeds. Two basic goals description to identify children"s behaviour at each point in their development; and explanation determining the causes and processes that produce changes in behaviour from one point to the next. Believed all children are born equal, and the mind of a newborn is like a tabula rasa literally a. Blank slate : all knowledge comes to the child only through experience and learning, believed discipline should involve praise and scolding. Born with knowledge and ideas that unfold naturally with age: develop according to innate timetable. Best approach to child rearing is to have them learn through exploration and discovery (do not instruct child)

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