Theories Flashcards
Modeling and observation of behavior
Behaviorism
TOTE concept and chunking
Information Processing Theory
Stressed the bidirectional influence between the individual and the environment
Social Ecology
Suggested the stages of cognitive development were qualitatively different
Piaget
Emphasized the psychosocial aspects of development
Erikson
Emphasized the psychosexual aspects of development
Freud
Emphasized critical periods of development, such as imprinting for birds
Ethology
Zone of proximal development, private speech
Vygotsky
Classical and operant conditioning
Behaviorism
Focus of theory is on memory
Information Processing Theory
Focus of the theory is on the interaction between the individual and the external systems
Social Ecology
Sensiormotor, Preoperations, Concrete operations, Formal Operations
Piaget
Included adult stages of development (lifespan perspective)
Erikson
Conscious and unconscious mind
Freud
Focus of the theory is on innate behaviors intended for survival
Ethology
Believed the individual needed to interact with others to maximize learning
Vygotsky
Suggested behavior is the result of stimulus-response pairings and reinforcement
Behaviorism
Advances I technology, especially computers, influenced the development of this theory
Information Processing Theory
Micro-, Meso-, Exo-, Macro-, and Chrono-systems
Social Ecology
Believed individuals learn through the formation of schemata and processes of assimilation and accommodation
Piaget
Believed each stage was a critical period for the development of a virtue(eg., trust vs. mistrust)
Erikson
Id, Ego, Super-Ego
Freud
The theory was used to develop ideas regarding attachment
Ethology
Sociocultural theory of development
Vygotsky
