PSYCHOLOGY 203 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory - This is the transmission of culture to a new generation (values, beliefs, customs, and skills) Social interaction is necessary (cooperative dialogues with more knowledgeable members of society) you with others how you should learn. Human Development - a field of study devoted to understand consistency and change throughout the lifespan environment contexts for development - is unique combinations of personal (genetic) and environment circumstances can res...

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory - This is the transmission of culture to a new generation (values, beliefs, customs, and skills) Social interaction is necessary (cooperative dialogues with more knowledgeable members of society) you with others how you should learn. Human Development - a field of study devoted to understand consistency and change throughout the lifespan environment contexts for development - is unique combinations of personal (genetic) and environment circumstances can res...

John Locke - -At first children are blank slates, that can be molded in any direction by parents and teachers. Jena-Jacques Rousseau - -The child as a noble savage. -Endowed by a beneficent nature with nascent reason morals, ethics and all the other noble attributes of the enlightened humans, which unfold naturally given basic nature. -Process is "built in" Nature trumps nurture. How did Charles Darwin approach the study of young children - -Took data through the use of "Baby biographi...

Psychology 203 Final Exam University of Calgary What are some of the current challenges of life? - Personal choices, careers, your purpose, how to achieve what you want. What is the sense or search for direction in people? - They desire self realization; wanting something to believe in. Also, they search for quick answers to give themselves direction. What are some issues with self help books? - They often consist of psychobabble; containing vague and meaningless talk. The advice is usua...

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