Developmental Theorists

1. Studies concluded that children learn best when they are allowed to guide their own education. Child guided education. There are preschools established using these principles
3. Concluded that parents are the primary educators and play is the primary experience. Lived from 1632-1704
5. Social Cognitive Theory, people develop by watching and imitating others around them
8. Social Learning theorist, believed that children learn through social interactions, lived from 1896-1934, known for Zone of Proximal Development
9. Developed a hierarchy of needs and stated that the lower level must be achieved before success can be reached on the higher levels
10. Psychoanalytic Theory, subconscious thoughts affect actions, Id, Ego, Superego
12. Moral Development Theory, some reasons people choose to do things is based on self-interest, pleasing others, laws, principle
14. Theorist from England who believed the environment and people around the child shape the child's development. Known for the idea of Tabula Rasa

2. Theories show that development continues throughout life in 8 stages. One of the stages is Trust vs. Mistrust
4. Development Theory, children learn through exploration, there are 4 stages-one is concrete operational
6. Attachment Theory, attachment styles Secure, Ambivalent, Avoidant
7. Classical Conditioning, learning to relate one stimulus with a specific outcome, studied dogs and humans
11. Learning Theory that says behaviors are learned through positive and negative experiences. Behaviors are either reinforced or punished
13. Believed that attachment was all or nothing.