Theories of Developmental Psychology

What Is a Theory?; What Is a Developmental Theory?; Of What Value Is a Developmental Theory?; Organizing Information / Guiding Research; How Are Facts and Theories Related?; The Model / Deductive Theory / Functional Theory Inductive Theory / An Overview; What Are the Main Issues of Developmental Psychology?; What Is the Basic Nature of Humans?; Is Development Qualitative or Quantitative?; How Do Nature and Nurture Contribute to Development? / What Is It That Develops?; Summary; A Word About This Book; Suggested Readings; 1 PIAGETS COGNITIVE-STAGE THEORY :Biographical Sketch; General Orientation to the Theory; Genetic Epistemology / Biological Approach / Structuralism / Stage Approach / Methodology; Description of the Stages; Sensorimotor Period / Preoperational Period / Concrete Operational Period Formal Operational Period / An Overview; Memory; Mechanisms of Development; Cognitive Organization / Cognitive Adaptation / Cognitive Equilibration / Comment; Position on Developmental Issues; Human Nature / Qualitative Versus Quantitative Development / Nature Versus Nurture What Develops; Theoretical Nature of the Theory; Evaluation of the Theory; Strengths / Weaknesses; Piaget's Own Modifications of His Theory; The Neo-Piagetians; Summary; Suggested Readings. 2 FREUD AND ERIKSON'S PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORIES: FREUD: Biographical Sketch; General Orientation to the Theory; Dynamic Approach / Structural Approach / Topographic Approach / Stage Approach / Normal-Abnormal Continuum / Methodology; Description of the Stages; Oral Stage / Anal Stage Phallic Stage Period of Latency / Genital Stage / Case Studv of "Little Hans"; Mechanisms of Development; Position on Developmental Issues; Human Nature / Qualitative Versus Quantitative / Development / Nature Versus inurture What Develops; Theoretical Nature of the Theory; Evaluation of the Theory; Strengths Weaknesses Comment; ERIKSON: Biographical Sketch; General Orientation to the Theory; Psychosocial Stages / Emphasis on Identity / Expansion of Psychoanalytic Methodology; Description of the Stages; Stage 1: Basic Trust Versus Basic Mistrust; Stage 2: Autonomy Versus Shame and Doubt; Stage 3: Initiative Versus Guilt; Stage 4: Industry Versus Inferiority; Stage 5: Identity and Repudiation Versus Identity Dffusion; Stage 6: Intimacy and Solidarity Versus Isolation; Stage 7: Generativiry Versus Smgnation and Self-Absorption; Stage 8: Integrity Versus Despair; Comment: Contemporary Eriksonian Research on Stages; Mechanisms of Development; Position on Developmental Issues; Theoretical Nature of the Theory; Evaluation of the Theory; Strengths Weaknesses; Summary; Suggested Readings. 3 SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY: History of the Theory; Behaviorism / Early Research on Children's Learning Social Learning / Learning Theory Today; General Orientation to the Theory; Emphasis on Learning (TLT and SLT), Especially Observational Learning (SLT) / Causal Model Includes Environment (TLT) or