Chapter 2 - Theories Flashcards
A development theory predicts?
Human behavior
What are the 6 development theories?
Psychoanalytic Ethological Cognitive Ecological Behavioural/Social Cognitive Developmental Health
Freud and Erikson supported which developmental theory?
Psychoanalytic
Pavlov, Skinner, Watson and
Bandura supported which developmental theory?
Behavioural/Social Cognitive
Bronfenbrenner supported which developmental theory?
Ecological
Piaget and Vygotsky supported which developmental theory?
Cognitive
Explain Psychoanalytic Approach
- Children are rarely aware of the motives and reasons behind their behaviour and bulk of their mental life is unconscious.
- Development is influenced largely by emotion.
- Behaviours are superficial-surface characteristic.
- Behaviour symbolizes the inner workings of the mind.
- Early experience is important to development
Who did psychoanalytic theory originate with?
Sigmund Freud
Freud’s ideas?
- Development of the first 6 years occurs in 5 stages (first 3 are important for determining personality) – each characterized by sexual interest and pleasures centered around a particular part of the body
- He thought that at each of these stages, sensual satisfaction from stimulation of these body parts was linked to major developmental needs and challenges
- Each stage had a conflicts between child and parent (weaning, toilet training)
Believed that the early stages provide the foundation for adult behavior
3 Structures of Personality
Id, Ego and Superego
Id
The id is the most basic part of the personality, and wants instant gratification for our wants and needs. If these needs or wants are not met, a person becomes tense or anxious.
Ego
The ego deals with reality, trying to meet the desires of the id in a way that is socially acceptable in the world (using reasoning to make decisions). This may mean delaying gratification, and helping to get rid of the tension the id feels if a desire is not met right away.
What is the executive branch of personality?
Ego
Superego
The superego develops last, and is based on morals and judgments about right and wrong. Even though the superego and the ego may reach the same decision about something, the superego’s reason for that decision is more based on moral values, while the ego’s decision is based more on what others will think or what the consequences of an action could be. Conscience.
Freud’s Five Psychosexual Stages of Development
Oral Stage Anal Stage Phallic Stage Latency Stage Genital Stage
Freud’s Oral Stage
Infant’s pleasure centers on mouth ‘suckling’
i.e. put objects in mouth
Freud’s Anal Stage
Child’s pleasure focuses on anus and from elimination
Toilet training is the challenge
Freud’s Phallic Stage
Child’s pleasure focuses on Genitals
Oedipus (boys) Electra (girls)
*penis envy
Freud’s Latency Stage
Child represses sexual interest and develops social and Intellectual skills. An interlude.
Freud’s Genital Stage
A time of sexual reawakening;
source of sexual pleasure becomes someone outside of the family
“Critical periods”
resolving conflicts between sources of pleasure and demands of reality
Freud vs Erikson
Freud • Psychosexual • Personality: First 6 years • 5 Stages • Series of stages filled with conflict between biological urges and social demands
Erikson • Psychosocial • Personality:Life-span • 8 Stages • Early experiences and family relationships are very important to development
Erikson’s ideas?
Early experiences and family relationships are very important to development. Personality is best seen as a developmental process throughout the lifespan (and not just first six years as Freud believed). Psychosocial rather than psychosexual.
Erikson recognized adult development, with three stages after adolescence
Erikson’s 8 stages?
Trust vs Mistrust Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt Initiative vs Guilt Industry vs Inferiority Identity vs Identity confusion Intimacy vs Isolation Generativity vs Stagnation Integrity vs Despair
Trust vs Mistrust
Infancy (first year)
Hope
Babies must learn to trust their parents, or they will develop a distrust in the world.
Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt
Infancy (1 to 3)
Will
Child learns to fee themselves and do other things, or they could start feeling ashamed and doubt their abilities.
Initiative vs Guilt
Early Childhood (4 to 5)
Purpose
Using initiative in planning or carrying out plans, or develop a sense of guilt over misbehavior regarding parent limits.
Industry vs Inferiority
Middle and late childhood (6-9)
Competence
Learn to follow the rules imposed by schools or home, or the child can start believing they are inferior to others.
Identity vs Identity confusion
Adolescence (10 to 20)
Fidelity
Acquire a sense of identity, or can become confused about ones role in life.
Intimacy vs Isolation
Early adulthood (20s, 30s)
Love
Develop a relationship and joint identity with a partner, or can become isolated and stay away from meaningful relationships.
Generativity vs Stagnation
Middle adulthood (40s, 50s)
Care
Making use of time and having a concern with helping others and guiding the next generation, or can become self centered.
Integrity vs Despair
Late adulthood (60+)
Wisdom
Understand and accept the meaning of temporary life, or complains about regrets, not having enough time, and not finding a meaning throughout life.
How do you pass each stage in Erikson’s or Freud’s stages?
Developmental task or crisis to resolve
Relationship between Psychoanalytic Theories and Development
Important in describing rationale for behaviours. Explains the motivation for certain acts and the fears that prevent other actions.
Freud believes that the first 6 years defines the child’s personality for life
Erikson believes that personality develops over lifetime but each stage must have a proper resolution in order for an individual to feel wholesome
Behaviourism
Only that which can be directly observed and measured can be studied in a scientific way. Development is learned and shaped by our environment
Ivan Pavlov’s Classical Conditioning experiment
Association - dogs, bells, salivation
Noticed that his experimental dogs drooled not only at the smell of food but also at the sound of the footsteps of the people bringing the food
How did John Watson critique some parents?
Thought parents were too soft - ‘Quit cuddling and smiling at the babies so much’
How did John Watson believe we can shape children?
By examining and changing the environment
What does Skinner’s Operant Conditioning focus on?
Positive and negative reinforcement. Reward and punishment shape behaviour.
What does Albert Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory focus on?
Observation and imitation or
modeling. Focused heavily on Observational Learning (Imitation or Modeling)
Who is Ivan Pavlov? What was his research?
Russian physiologist, first described classical conditioning in 1899 while conducting research into the digestive system of dogs.
Pavlov used an apparatus to measure the amount of saliva produced when a dog ate. The flow of saliva occurred naturally whenever food was
placed in the dog’s mouth, as salivation is an involuntary, reflex response.