Ch 2 HGD

What is Developmental Theories ?

• Comprehensive explanations about how they change over time.

• Erikson’s theory consisting of eight stages in which people must successfully resolve a psychological and/or social conflict before moving to the next stage in life

What is Psychoanalytic Theories?

• Ideas about how people process information, think, and learn.

• Ideas that analyze the symbolic meaning behind behaviors.

What is Psychosocial Development Stages?

• Erikson’s theory consisting of eight stages in which people must successfully resolve a psychological and/or social conflict before moving to the next stage in life

• Theory based on the belief that a person’s developmental stage should be based on what can be observed or seen in his or her behavior rather than making assumptions about what cannot be directly observed.

What is Cognitive Theories ?

• Behaviors that continue when reinforced.

• Ideas about how people process information, think, and learn.

What is Moral Decisions?

• Personal choices that evaluate what is right and what is wrong.

• Behaviors associated with emotional responses.

What is Observable Behaviors ?

• Ideas that analyze the symbolic meaning behind behaviors.

• Thing people do and say or the way they act.

What is Behaviorism ?

• Theory based on the belief that a person’s developmental stage should be based on what can be observed or seen in his or her behavior rather than making assumptions about what cannot be directly observed.

• Theory based on the assumption that people are affected by rewards and punishments, but that their reaction to rewards and punishments are filtered by their own perceptions, thoughts, and motivations.

What is Classical Conditioning ?

• Behaviors that continue when reinforced.

• Behaviors associated with emotional responses.

What is Operant Conditioning ?

• Behaviors that continue when reinforced.

• Behaviors associated with emotional responses.

What is Social Cognitive Theory ?

• Erikson’s theory consisting of eight stages in which people must successfully resolve a psychological and/or social conflict before moving to the next stage in life

• Theory based on the assumption that people are affected by rewards and punishments, but that their reaction to rewards and punishments are filtered by their own perceptions, thoughts, and motivations.