Theories Practice Quiz

Breaks life into 8 crises that impact the development of your personality.

• Psychosocial (Erikson)

• 1. Sociocultural Theory (Vygotsky)

• 1. Social Learning Theory (Bandura)

• 1. Bioecological Theory (Bronfenbrenner)

• 1. Psychosexual Development (Freud)

Social interaction is central to cognitive development. 

• Psychosocial (Erikson)

• 1. Sociocultural Theory (Vygotsky)

• 1. Social Learning Theory (Bandura)

• 1. Bioecological Theory (Bronfenbrenner)

• 1. Psychosexual Development (Freud)

Children learn in a social context by observing and imitating models. Children are active contributors to learning. 

• Psychosocial (Erikson)

• 1. Sociocultural Theory (Vygotsky)

• 1. Social Learning Theory (Bandura)

• 1. Bioecological Theory (Bronfenbrenner)

• 1. Psychosexual Development (Freud)

Development occurs through interaction between a developing person and five surrounding, interlocking contextual systems of influences.

• Psychosocial (Erikson)

• Cognitive Stages Theory (Piaget)

• 1. Social Learning Theory (Bandura)

• 1. Bioecological Theory (Bronfenbrenner)

• 1. Psychosexual Development (Freud)

Behavior is controlled by powerful unconscious urges. Every person has 3 personaliaties  

• Psychosocial (Erikson)

• Cognitive Stages Theory (Piaget)

• 1. Social Learning Theory (Bandura)

• 1. Bioecological Theory (Bronfenbrenner)

• 1. Psychosexual Development (Freud)

Human beings have the adaptive mechanisms to survive; critical or sensitive periods are stressed; evolutionary and biological bases for behavior and predisposition toward learning are important.

• Evolutionary/Sociobiological

• Cognitive Stages Theory (Piaget)

• Observational Learning

Qualitative changes in thought occur between infancy and adolescence. Children are active initiators of development. 

• Evolutionary/Sociobiological

• Cognitive Stages Theory (Piaget)

• Observational Learning

can occur through watching the  behavior of others, but it can also occur even if the person does not imitate the observed behavior. (BoBo Doll experiment)

• Evolutionary/Sociobiological

• Cognitive Stages Theory (Piaget)

• Observational Learning

People are responders; the environment controls behavior.

• Operant Conditioning

• Classical Conditioning

• Behavirorism

People are responders; the environment controls behavior.is a type of learning in which a response to a stimulus is elicited after repeated association with a stimulus that normally elicits the response. It occurs frequently in daily life.

• Operant Conditioning

• Classical Conditioning

• Behavirorism