Unit 1 Theories

Unit 1 Theories

1. Theories of Deveolopment

   • Psychodynamic Theory
     • Sigmund Freud
     • Theory of Mind
       • Mental process
       • Desires
       • Motivations
       • Preconscious
       • Subconscious
     • Theory of the Self
       • Id
         • Biologically driven
         • Pleasure Principle
       • Ego
         • Postpones and limits our actions to satisfy needs
         • Reality Principle
         • Id and superego mediator
         • Accepting reality
           • Defense Mechanisms
             • Repression
             • Denial
             • Regression
             • Sublimation
             • Displacement
             • Projection
             • Reaction formation
       • Superego
         • Rules and standards
         • Guilt
         • Moral guidelines
     • Psychosexual Stages
       • Oral
       • Anal
       • Phallic
         • Electra Complex
         • Oedipal Complex
       • Latency
       • Genital
   • Psychosocial Theory
     • Erik Erikson
     • Ego controls
       • Less id
     • Importance of culture
     • Psychosocial stages
       • Trust vs Mistrust
       • Autonomy vs Shame
       • Initiative vs Guilt
       • Industry vs Inferiority
       • Identity vs Role Confusion
       • Intimacy vs Isolation
       • Generativity vs Stagnation
       • Integrity vs Despair

2. Behavioral and Social Learning Theories

   • Classical Conditioning
     • Ivan Pavlov
     • Conditioned responses
       • Unnatural
     • Unconditioned responses
       • Natural
   • Behaviorism
     • Emotional responses are classically conditioned (Grayson, Child and Adolescent Psychology).
     • John B. Watson
     • Albert and the rat
       • Showed video to persuade parents
   • Behavioral Learning Theory
     • Operant Conditioning
       • Actions pay off 
     • Law of Good Effect
     • Skinner and Reinforcement
       • Positive and negative reinforcement
         • Reinforcers
         • Punishers
     • B.F. Skinner
   • Social Learning Theory
     • Albert Bandura
     • Children learn by imitation
       • Vicarious reinforcement

3. Cognitive Theories

   • Changes with Maturation
     • Jean Piaget
     • Adult and children intelligence is different
       • Tested children's IQ
         • Pattern of mistakes
     • Cognitive equilibirum/balance
       • Schema
       • Assimilation
     • Stages of Cognitive Development
       • Sensorimotor intelligence
       • Preoperational stage
       • Concrete operational
       • Formal operational stage
   • Guidance changes cognitive skills
     • (Grayson, Child and Adolescent Psychology)
     • Emphasized culture and experience for cognitive abilities
       • (Grayson, Child and Adolescent Psychology)
     • Lev Vygotsky
     • Scaffolding