Developmental Psychology

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Developmental Psychology

• Chapter 2

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Theories

• What
• Dangers
• Usefulness
• Ability to generate predictions
• Heuristic Value further thought
• Practical Value
• Explain basic development

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Psychoanalytic - Freud

• Changes in development occur due to the influence
  of _______ drives and emotions on ___________.
• Libido
• Psychosexual stages
• Personality has 3 parts
• Cognitive Dissonance

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Psychoanalytic - Erikson

• Change due to internal drives and cultural
  demands
• Continues throughout the lifespan
• Trust v. Mistrust 0-1
• Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt 1-3
• Initiative v. Guilt 3-6
• Problems?

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Humanistic Theories - Maslow

• Most important drive is each individuals
  motivation to achieve ________________.
• Hierarchy of Needs
• Whats missing?

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Self-Actualization
Esteem
Love Belonging
Safety
Physiological
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Learning Theories - Skinner

• Developmental changes result from an accumulation
  of __________________.
• Classical Conditioning - Pavlov
• Operant Conditioning Skinner
• Punishment
• Reinforcement
• Extinction
• Shaping
• Social Cognitive Bandura
• Observational Learning
• Intrinsic Reinforcement
• Problems?

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Cognitive Theories - Piaget

• Emphasizes mental aspects of development such as
  logic and memory
• Cognitive Developmental
• Scheme/Schema
• Assimilation
• Accomodation
• Logical Thought develops through 4 stages
• Sensorimotor 0 18 mo
• Preoperational 18mo 6 year
• Concrete Operational 6 12
• Formal Operational 12

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Biological Theories

• Attempt to link physical and developmental
  processes.
• Nativism view that humans possess unique
  genetic traits that will be evidenced in all
  members of a species regardless of environment.
  (Universal)
• Ethology emphasizes genetically determined
  survival behaviors.