History,Theorists and Research

1. History,Theorists and Research Chapter 1 Summary Notes * Notes for educational purposes only-use with course textbook

2. Orderly, integrated set of statements that Describes Explains and Predicts behavior Provide organized frameworks for observations Provide and a guide and meaning to observations Theory

3. Development-Continuous or Discontinuous?

4. Continuous • Smooth • No stages • gradual

5. Discontinuous • Stages • Rapid changes • Interpretations are qualitatively different

6. Nature vs Nurture • Nature • Inborn biological • Hereditary and genetics • Nurture • Physical and social world influence biological makeup

7. Major Periods of Human Development • Table 1.1 • Page 8 • Please read and review

8. Ways to look at development • Multidirectional • Multidimensional • Plastic • Age-graded • History-graded • Nonnormative influences

9. History • John Locke-tabula rasa-blank slate • Jean Jacques Rousseau-noble savages

10. Scientific Periods • Darwin-survival of the fittest • Normative Period-genetically determined process that unfolds • Mental testing-Binet, IQ etc

11. Major Theorists • Freud-physchosexual theory • Id, ego and superego • Table 1.2

12. Cognitive Development Theory Jean Piaget table 1.4 Sociocultural Theory Lev Vygotsky Theory (psychosocial) -Erik Erikson table 1.3 Behavioral Theory B.F. Skinner Multiple Intelligence Howard Gardner Ecological Systems Bronfenbrenner Microsystem Mesosystem macrosystem Development and Learning Theories and Theorists

13. Table 1.5 Please read and reivew Review

14. Observations Naturalistic Structured Self reports interviews Case studies Ethongraphy Table 1.6 Research

15. Protect from harm Informed consent Privacy Knowledge of results Beneficial treatment IRB Ethics