Theories Of Development Flashcards
(46 cards)
___________ founder of the field of behaviorism
John B. Watson
founder of psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud
developed the idea of observational learning
Albert Bandura
little Albert experiment
John B. Watson
developed the ecological systems perspective
Urie bronfenbrenner
believed there was a critical period for attachment in infancy
John Bowlby
believe the mind was organized through schemas
j. Piaget
studied reinforcement and Punishment
B. F. Skinner
developed a socio-cultural perspective on cognitive development
vygotsky
developed a psychosocial theory of development that included eight developmental crises
Erik Erikson
____________ a field of study devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan
developmental science
_________ is an orderly, integrated set of statements that describes, explains, and predicts Behavior.
theory
theories continued existence depends on ________ _______
scientific verification
______________ development, a process in which new ways of understanding and responding to the world emerge at specific times
discontinuous development
______________ development, a process of gradually augmenting the same types of skills that were there to begin with
continuous development
four assumptions that make up the lifespan perspective
1) development is lifelong
2) development is multidimensional and multidirectional
3) development is highly plastic
4) development is affected by multiple interacting Force
events that are strongly related to age and therefore fairly predictable and when they occur and how long they will last are called _______ ________ __________
age-graded influences
________-________ _______: explain why people born around the same time tend to be alike in ways that set them apart from people born at other times
history-graded influences
age-graded and history graded influences are ________- meaning typical, or average because each affects large numbers of people in a similar way
normative influences
___________ influences, are events that are irregular: they happened to just one person or a few people and do not follow a predictable timetable.
non-normative influences
this Theory emphasizes two related principles: natural selection and survival of the fittest
Darwin’s theory of evolution
_________. ______ ______ one of the most influential American psychologist of the early 20th century, is generally regarded as the founder of the child study movement
G. Stanley Hall
__________ approach, measures of behavior are taken on large numbers of individuals, and is related averages are computed to represent typical development
normative approach
according to the __________ perspective, people move through a series of stages in which they confront conflicts between biological drives and social expectations.
psychoanalytic perspective
how do you spawn Flix are resolved determines the person’s ability to learn, to get along with others, and to cope with anxiety.