Developmental
Theorists
Round-Robin Activity
Developmental Theories
Be able to answer the following:
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What is the name of your theorist?
Was this person best known for research about the social/emotional,
intellectual, or physical development of children?
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Briefly explain this person’s development theory.
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Travel to a neighbor and teach them about the theory
Abraham
Maslow
1908-1970
 His theory states:
Erik
Erikson
1902 - 1994
 His theory states:
Eight Stages of Development
 1- Infancy: Birth to 18 months
 Trust vs. Mistrust
 2- Early Childhood: 18 months
to 3 years
 Autonomy vs. Shame
 3- Play Age: 3 to 5 years
 Initiative vs. Guilt
 4- School Age: 6 to 12 years
 Industry vs. Inferiority
 5- Adolescence: 12 to 18 years
 Identity vs. Role Confusion
 6-Young Adulthood: 18 to 35
 Intimacy and Solidarity vs.
Isolation
 7- Middle Adulthood: 35 to 55/65
 Generativity vs. Self
Absorption
 8- Late Adulthood: 55/65 to Death
 Integrity vs. Despair
Visit for more info!
http://www.learningplaceonline.com/stages/organi
ze/Erikson.htm
Sigmund
Freud
1856 - 1939
 His theory states:
 Define the following and give an
example of how they work together.
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Id – Driven by the pleasure principle
which strives for immediate
gratification of all desires, wants,
and needs.
 EX: an increase in hunger or
thirst should produce an
immediate attempt to eat or
drink
Ego – Functions in both conscious,
preconscious, and unconscious
 Operates on the reality principle
which strives to satisfy the id’s
desires in realistic and socially
appropriate ways.
 Discharges tension
 Superego Provides guidelines for
making judgments
 The Ego Ideal: Includes
rules and standards of
good behavior
 The Conscience includes
information about things
that are viewed as bad
by parents and society.
Jean
Piaget
1896 - 1980
 His theory states:
 Stages of Development
1. Sensorimotor (birth-2 years)
1. Learns about himself and his environment through motor and
reflex actions.
2. Preoperational (when child starts talking to age 7)
1. Applies new knowledge of language. Uses symbols to represent
objects. Cannot conceptualize time. Thinking is influenced by
fantasy.
3. Concrete (1st grade to early adolescence)
1. Accommodation increases. Can think abstractly and make
rational judgments.
4. Formal Operational (adolescence)
1. Brings cognition to its final form. Hypothetical and deductive
reasoning.