PSYC3310 The University of Texas at Arlington Theories of Development
Assignment 1 is Due Wednesday June 5th, 2019 before 11.59pm
In chapter 1 there are several key theorists discussed for their contribution to understanding human behavior in a developmental context. No one theory can account for the diversity of development.
Erikson Psychosocial
Piaget Cognitive
Freud Psychoanalytic
Pavlov /Watson/ Skinner Behavioral
Bandura Social Cognitive
Bowlby (Attachment) Ethological Theory
Bronfenbrenner Ecological Theory
Information Processing Approach
Choose minimum 2 (two) different approaches, briefly summarize the key ideas from each theory, how they relate to each other, or how different they are, and explain why and how these theoretical views compliment and contrast each other. Do not simply rehash the theory itself (I know what they are!) you may need to look in other chapters as well for more information regarding each theoretical approach to development.
Include your thoughts as to which theoretical approaches seem to make the most sense to you when thinking about development from birth to death and how they contribute to developmental processes that you have learned about in Chapter 1.
Support your responses with peer reviewed research. If you are unfamiliar with collecting peer reviewed articles see syllabus for resources available for help.
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