Theories of development :

Crain, William C.,

Theories of development : concepts and applications / William Crain. - 6th ed. - Boston, MA : Prentice Hall, c2011. - xiv, 432 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Early theories : preformationism, Locke, and Rousseau -- Gesell's maturational theory -- Ethological theories : Darwin, Lorenz and Tinbergen, and Bowlby and Ainsworth -- Montessori's educational philosophy -- Werner's organismic and comparative theory -- Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory -- Kohlberg's stages of moral development -- Learning theory : Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner -- Bandura's social learning theory -- Vygotsky's social-historical theory of cognitive development -- Freud's psychoanalytic theory -- Erikson and the eight stages of life -- Mahler's separation/individuation theory -- A case study in psychoanalytic treatment : Bettelheim on autism -- Schachtel on childhood experiences -- Jung's theory of adulthood -- Chomsky's theory of language development -- Conclusion : humanistic psychology and developmental theory.

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Developmental psychology

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