Ch.2 - Theories of Development Flashcards
What are two learning theories?
Behavioural (Pavlov, Skinner) & social (Bandura)
Why is behaviour learning theory useful?
It can be used to modify developmental behavioural issues
What are some behavioural developmental issues?
ADHD, eating disorders, aggression
Piaget’s stage theory is an explanation of
Cognitive development
A shortcoming of Piaget’s theory is
Non-stage appropriate development
The information processing model indicates that
To solve a problem, information is first experienced through sensation
Senses are critically processed but require
Attention and perception
The most important developmental change in relation to information processing is
Acquisition of control processes (central control)
Metacognition is
Awareness of how difficult a task may be
The three components of metacognition are
Self concept, task knowledge and strategy selection
Piaget’s four stages are
Sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete-operational, formal operational
Bronfenbrenner’s four levels of social environment (a contextual theory) are
Microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem and macrosystem
Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development contextual theory refers to
Tasks requiring peer help and scaffolding assistance
A theory is a set of statements that are
Orderly, describe, explain and predict human behaviour development
Dynamic systems theory assumes
Development is interrelated and always changing
