Theories Exam Questions & Verified Correct
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Albert Bandura - correct answer✔✔Children learn by modeling, also observation and
imitation. Monkey see, monkey do.
Robert Coles - correct answer✔✔Children learn right from wrong, or moral
development, from their day-to-day interactions with those around them, especially their
parents.
Erik Erikson - correct answer✔✔People develop during 8 "Psychosocial Stages," or
crises, throughout their lives. At each stage they ask "Who am I?"
Sigmund Freud - correct answer✔✔Children develop through 5 "Psychosexual Stages"
based on physical needs. Also, emotional experiences in childhood have lasting effects
into adulthood.
Arnold Gesell - correct answer✔✔His "Maturational Theory" says that children go
through the same stages of development, in the same order, but at their own pace/rate.
Abraham Maslow - correct answer✔✔Known for his "Hierarchy of Needs." The pyramid
shaped model states that children's basic needs must be met moving up the pyramid, in
order for them to reach their full potential.
Maria Montessori - correct answer✔✔Children learn by using their 5 senses.
Jean Piaget - correct answer✔✔Children experience 4 stages of "Cognitive
Development" or thinking, that shape how the see and learn about the world.
B.F. Skinner - correct answer✔✔Children learn through a series of rewards and
consequences according to his "Operant Conditioning" theory.
Lev Vygotsky - correct answer✔✔His "Socio-cultural Theory" states that children learn
through social interactions, which is a continuous process.