CDEV 107 Midterm Study Guide

These flashcards cover key theories and concepts relevant to child development as outlined in the midterm study guide.

Sigmund Freud's Psychosexual/Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory of personality development focusing on the influence of the unconscious mind and childhood experiences.

Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Theory

A developmental theory that posits eight stages of psychosocial development, each characterized by a specific conflict.

Learning Theory

A theory that focuses on how individuals learn behaviors and responses through interactions with their environment.

Behaviorism

A theory that emphasizes observable behaviors over internal processes, asserting that all behaviors are learned through interaction with the environment.

Ivan Pavlov's Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

F. Skinner's Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior.

Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory

A theory stating that learning occurs in a social context and can happen purely through observation or direct instruction.

Jean Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory

A theory that outlines the nature and development of human intelligence, proposing stages that children go through as they learn.

Lev Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory

A theory that emphasizes the importance of culture and social interactions in cognitive development.

Information Processing

A cognitive approach that compares the mind to a computer, focusing on how information is processed, stored, and retrieved.

Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological System Model

A theory that explains how different environmental systems influence development and behavior.