Developmental Psychology Theoretical Approches
Overview
Four theoretical approaches to cognitive development
Piaget's theory
Information processing theories
Core knowledge theories
Sociocultural theories (Vygotsky)
General Themes
Nature and nurture
Continuity vs. discontinuity
Active vs passive child
Nurture (environment, learning)
John Locke (1632-1704) Infant's mind as "tabula rasa"
Behaviorism (e.g. Watson, Skinner)
Nurture (environment, learning)
'A child's mind is a blank book. During the first years of his life, much will be written on the pages. The quality of that writing will affect his life profoundly.
Walt Disney
Nature (biology, instinct)
Children, like plants, simply "bloom", following a timetable laid out in their genes (Gesell, 1933)
"instinct is stronger than upbringing."
--Irish proverb
How would a blank slate learn?
Word learning by association'......
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