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Milton H. Erickson - associated with brief psychotherapy and innovative techniques in hypnosis Jean Piaget - leading name in cognitive development in children; developed a four stage model that remains the same for any culture although the age of the individual could vary; structuralist; his findings were often derived from observing his own children; felt teachers should lecture less, as children in concrete operations learn best via their own actions and experimentation with peers; genetic epistemologist Erik Erikson - an ego psychologist who developed a psychosocial theory that includes the whole lifespan and focuses on the resolution of psychosocial crises; stages are described using bipolar or opposing tendencies; theory is epigenetic in nature; the individual does not totally succeed or fail, but rather leans toward a given alternative; a maturationist; believed each developmental stage needs to be resolved before an individual could move on to the next stage