Theory Summary. Using the concept summary in Chapter 2 of the required text, fill in the blanks for each of the developmental theories in the table provided. (This table can be accessed in the online course.) Provide examples from your own experience or the textbook in the last column. These examples can be written or can be an image, illustration, or case scenario. In the last row, describe your ideal theory of child development, combining the elements that you believe encapsulate your own beliefs and experiences
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ECE 332 Week 1 Assignment Theory Summary,
Directions:  Using the concept summary in Chapter 2 of our text, fill in the blanks for each of the developmental theories.  Provide examples from your own experience or the textbook in the last column.  Next describe your ideal theory of child development, combining the elements that you believe would encapsulate your own beliefs and experiences

ApproachTheoristUnderlying ModelTheoretical Beliefs/AssumptionsKey TermsExample
HumanisticMaslowOrganismic/ ContextualAll individuals are unique and whole, and strive toward the fullest development of their potential.Meta- and basic needs, self-actualization, peak experienceshunger represents a deficiency that can be satisfied by eating
BehavioristicPavlov, Watson



Skinner





Bandura
Mechanistic




Mechanistic/ Organismic



Contextual/ Organismic
Child learns through conditioning of reflexive behaviors.


Changes in behavior are a function of reinforcement and punishment.

Observational learning leads to developmental change; our ability to anticipate the consequences of our behavior is fundamental.
Reflex, conditioned stimulus and response

Reinforcement, punishment, shaping


Imitation, self-efficacy, social/cognitive, reciprocal determinism
Infants typically react with fear when they hear a sudden, loud noise. The noise is an unconditioned stimulus for an unconditioned fear response.
when a child learns to saymilk as a result of imitating a parent and is then given milk
CognitivePiaget




Information Processing
Organismic




Mechanistic/ organismic/ Contextual
Organismic
Development is a process of learning to represent, process, store, and retrieve information.
Stages, assimilation, accommodation, equilibration
Memory, perception, thinking, symbolic representation, computer models
Learning through the use of senses and/or experiences.