Developmental Theories Flashcards
An organized set of ideas that is designed to explain something
theory
Eight stages that challenge a person with new developmental tasks and psychosocial dilemmas that must be overcome. who came up with this theory
Erik Erikson’s
stage one of Erik Erickson’s theory
trust vs. mistrust
established when babies given adequate warmth, touching, love, and physical care
trust
caused by inadequate or unpredictable care and by cold, indifferent, and rejecting parents
mistrust `
stage two of Erik eriksons
autonomy and shame and doubt
doing things for themselves
autonomy
stage three of Erik’s
initiative and guilt
parents reinforce via giving children freedom to play, use imagination, and ask questions
initiative
may occur if parents criticize, prevent play, or discourage a child’s questions
guilt
stage four of Eriks
industry vs inferiority
occurs when child is praised for productive activities, such as painting and building
industry
occurs if child’s efforts are regarded as messy or inadequate
inferiority
stage five of Eriks
identity and role confusion
a sense of self
identity
occurs when adolescents are unsure of where they are going and who theywant to be
role confusion
stage six of Erik
intimacy vs isolation
ability to care about others and to share experiences with them
intimacy
feeling alone and uncared for in life
isolation
stage seven
Generativity vs. Stagnation
stage eight
Stage Eight: Integrity vs. Despair (Late Adulthood)
- Operant conditioning
- The consequence of a behavior will be determine whether it will be repeated
b.f skinner’s behaviorism
social learning theory
people learn by watching others
who made social learning theory
Albert bandura
