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Lev Vygotsky: The sociocultural theory
Lev Vygotsky is remembered for the sociocultural theory. The sociocultural theory is the theory that children learn mostly from social interaction within a cultural context -
Jean Piaget: The cognitive development theory
Jean Piaget is remembered for the cognitive development theory which he created in 1936. The cognitive development theory focuses on the nature and development of human development of human intelligence. It deals with the nature of knowledge itself and how humans gradually come to acquire. -
B.F. Skinner: Behaviorism or behavioral learning
B.F. Skinner is remembered for behaviorism or behavioral learning. Behaviorism is learning which state that all behaviors are learned through interactions with the environment -
Erik Erikson: The stages of psychosocial development
Erik Erikson is remembered for creating the stages of psychosocial development.
Stage 1- Trust vs mistrust (infants birth to one year)
Stage 2- Autonomy vs doubt (toddlers 1 to 3)
Stage 3- Initiative vs guilt (3 to 5)
Stage 4- Industry vs inferiority ( 6 to 12)
Stage 5- identity vs role confusion (10 t0 20)
Stage 6- Intimacy vs isolation (young adulthood)
Stage 7- Generativity vs self absorption (middle adulthood)
Stage 8- Integrity vs despair (late adulthood) -
Abraham Maslow: The self actualization theory
Abraham Maslow is remembered for the self-actualization theory. The self-actualization theory is Maslow's view that learning and behavioral characteristics are motivated by a hierarchy of needs. -
Albert Bandura: The social cognitive theory
Albert Bandura is known for the social cognitive theory. The social cognitive theory is described as a theory where an individuals knowledge comes from observing others with in the community. -
Urie Bronfenbrenner: Ecological systems theory of development
Urie Bronfenbrenner is remembered for the ecological systems theory of development. This theory describes the diverse, interactive contexts that influence children's development over time -
Howard Gardner: The theory of multiple intelligences
Howard Gardener is remembered for the theory of multiple intelligence. This theory entails 8 different types of intelligence which are,
Visual-spatial
Linguistic-verbal
Logical-mathematical
Bodily-kinesthetic
Musical
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal and
Naturalistic
