Unit 1-5 Human Development Theorists

The belief that a human can't function or be able to learn until basic needs are met.

______ believed children move forward in cognition w/ social interaction & guided learning.

a proposed explanation for a phenomenon

When talking about human development, theories, what do we mean by "eclectic approach"?

Mrs. Brown teaches 3 year olds & rewards good behavior by praising student actions. She's using

Sensorimotor, preoperational, and concrete operational stages were described by which theorist?

General process in which people serve as models for others exhibiting behaviors to be imitated.

Theory attributed to Vygotsky that stresses interaction between human and environment.

Autonomy refers to

The developmental theory proposed by Howard Gardner that emphasizes different intelligences.

The debate about whether heredity or environment is more important in human development

Freud's theory that sees human functioning as based upon drives and forces in the subconscious.

Cognitive development theory was first described by which of the following researchers?

_____ is a response to a behavior that decreases likelihood that the behavior will be repeated.

Difference between what a child can do on their own without help & what they can do with help.

_____ theory states that behaviors are learned & can be changed by varying external conditions.

Theorist who believed children build knowledge through exploration and hands on activities.

The basic principles of growth and development are...

__________ development refers to processes people use to gain knowledge.

Theorist whose 8 stages include a social conflict that must be resolved.

Theorist who believed intelligence results from interactions between heredity and environment.

This development theory deals with the nature of knowledge and how humans come to use it.

Trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. doubt, & initiative vs. guilt are 3 stages of whose theory?

the orderly set of changes in a life span that occur as humans move from conception to death

a principle or idea that is proposed, researched, and generally accepted as as explanation

Erik Erikson's theory that development occurs in 8 stages & is affected by social interactions.

Theorist who contributed the ZPD, or zone of proximal development.

An approach to education in which knowledge is created through exploring the world.

This theory proposes that there is more than one way to possess intelligence.