Theorists in Child Development

Which theorist(s) believed that children start off as a blank slate, & that they can be molded?

• Jean Piaget

• John Locke

• Sigmund Freud

• Lev Vygotsky

Which theorist(s) thought that children's development was strictly GENETICALLY determined?

• Montessori

• Sigmund Freud

• Arnold Gesell

• Albert Bandura

Who felt children develop in stages & how the stages were dealt with affected them as adults?

• Sigmund Freud

• Bandura

• Erik Erikson

• B.F. Skinner

Who was known for the survival of the fittest theory?

• Charles Darwin

• Sigmund Freud

• Bronfenbrenner

• Skinner

Which theorist(s) had the stage of Trust vs Mistrust?

• Jean Piaget

• John Locke

• Erik Erikson

• B.F. Skinner

Which theorist(s) believed that children learn by imitating and copying behavior that they see?

• Jean Piaget

• Rousseau

• Albert Bandura

• Montessori

Who was known for maturation, & the 1st child centered approach?

• Jean Piaget

• Sigmund Freud

• Maria Montessori

• Rousseau

Who felt that children's early experiences form the foundation of personality?

• Sigmund Freud

• Jean Piaget

• Erik Erikson

• B.F. Skinner

Who was responsible for the baby Albert experiment?

• Sigmund Freud

• John B. Watson

• B.F. Skinner

• Bandura

Who felt that you could control children's behavior with punishments/rewards?

• Bronfenbrenner

• B.F. Skinner

• Jean Piaget

• Montessori