Theories of Development

1. Early Theories: Preformationism, Locke, and Rousseau  2. Gesell's Maturational Theory  3. Ethological Theories: Darwin, Lorenz, and Bowlby and Ainsworth  4. Montessori's Educational Philosophy  5. Werner's Organismic and Comparative Theory  6. Piaget's Cognitive-Developmental Theory  7. Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development   8. Learning Theory: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner  9. Bandura's Social Learning Theory  10. Vygotsky's Social-Historical Theory of Cognitive Development  11. Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory  12. Erikson and the Eight Stages of Life  13. Mahler's Separation/Individuation Theory  14. A Case Study in Psychoanalytic Treatment: Bettelheim on Autism  15. Schachtel on Childhood Experiences  16. Jung's Theory of Adulthood  17. Chomsky's Theory of Language Development  18. Conclusion: Humanistic Psychology and Developmental Theory.  Epilogue: A Developmental Perspective on the Standards Movement.