Jean Piaget

Cognitive psychologist who believed that learning occurred as a function of biological maturity meaning that cognitive development occurs in stages according to age.

What is the first stage?

Sensorimotor

The first stage of Piaget’s theory/ thoughts develop from using senses and movement to collect information to form thoughts (birth to 2 yrs.)

What is the second stage?

Preoperational

The second stage of Piaget’s theory: thoughts develop through language acquisition/ thought process is illogical and egocentric (2 to 7 yrs.)

What is the third stage?

Concrete operational

The third stage of Piaget’s theory: thoughts develop through the use of logic: understands proper function of items (7 to 11 yrs.)

What is the fourth stage?

Formal operational

The fourth stage of Piaget’s theory: thoughts develop through the understanding of abstractions (11 yrs. to adult)

Sigmund Freud

Psychoanalyst who theorized the psychosexual stages of development (oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital)

Who remembers what the Oral Stage is? Anal? Phallic? Latency? Genital?

What are your feelings about this theory?

Erik Erikson

Developed the psychosocial theory of development is the first theory to explain cradle to grave development of sense of self .

What is the first stage?

Infancy: Birth to 18 Months Ego Development Outcome: Trust

vs. Mistrust Basic strength: Drive and Hope Erikson also referred to infancy as the

Oral Sensory Stage (as anyone might who watches a baby put everything in her mouth) where the major emphasis is on the mother's positive and loving care for the child, with a big emphasis on visual contact and touch.

Early Childhood: 18 Months to 3 Years Ego Development Outcome:

Autonomy vs. Shame Basic Strengths: Self-control,

Courage, and Will During this stage we learn to master

skills for ourselves such as walking, talking, feeding ourselves and don’t forget toilet training!

Play Age: 3 to 5 Years

Ego Development Outcome: Initiative vs. Guilt

Basic Strength: Purpose During this period we experience a

desire to copy the adults around us and take initiative in creating play situations.

School Age: 6 to 12 Years Ego Development Outcome:

Industry vs. Inferiority Basic Strengths: Method and

Competence During this stage, often called the

Latency, we are capable of learning, creating and accomplishing numerous new skills and knowledge, thus developing a sense of industry.

Adolescence: 12 to 18 Years Ego Development Outcome:

Identity vs. Role Confusion Basic Strengths: Devotion and

Fidelity Up to this stage, according to Erikson,

development mostly depends upon what is done to us. From here on out, development depends primarily upon what we do.

Young adulthood: 18 to 35 Ego Development Outcome:

Intimacy and Solidarity vs. Isolation

Basic Strengths: Affiliation and Love

In the initial stage of being an adult we seek one or more companions and love.

Middle Adulthood: 35 to 55 or 65 Ego Development Outcome:

Generativity vs. Self absorption or Stagnation

Basic Strengths: Production and Care

Now work is most crucial. Erikson observed that middle-age is when we tend to be occupied with creative and meaningful work and with issues surrounding our family.

Late Adulthood: 55 or 65 to Death Ego Development Outcome:

Integrity vs. Despair Basic Strengths: Wisdom Erikson felt that much of life is

preparing for the middle adulthood stage and the last stage is recovering from it. Perhaps that is because as older adults we can often look back on our lives with happiness and are content, feeling

Behaviorism

classical and operant conditioning used to train behavior

Albert Bandura

Developed social learning theory - social development occurs through instinctual modeling of others’ behaviors .

What famous experiment did Bandura conduct?

Lev Vygotsky

His sociocultural theory explains how exposure to cultural influences helps children to develop an understanding of values, skills, and traditions of a specific culture

Unit 3 Project

Review of the Strange Situation 4-5 pages APA formatting, cover and reference pages Read the assigned article and write a

review Agreement or disagreement with the

author Summary of the main points and details of

the experiment Suggest at least 2 different interventions

Unit 6 Project

Adolescent Issues and InterventionsSelect a topic:

Eating DisordersSubstance Abuse

Research the topic using primary sourcesBe sure to respond to the questions listed4-5 pages, APA formattingText plus 5 scholarly resources

Unit 9 Project

Formal Research Proposal10-15 pagesInclude results of 3-5 research reports