Kategorier: Alle - development - behaviorism - nature - theories

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Major Cognitive Theories

Several scholars have contributed to the understanding of cognitive development, each proposing different mechanisms and factors that influence growth. John Bowlby is known for emphasizing the discontinuous aspects of development, while Jean Piaget introduced constructivism, focusing on stages of cognitive growth.

Major Cognitive Theories

Major Cognitive Theories of Development

Gottlieb

Lerner

Continuous but may incorporate Discontinuous

Bronfenbrenner

John Watson

View development as Continuous
Nurture

B. F Skinner

Focus on how experiences affect learning and behavior
Introduced and developed Behaviorism
Learning Theory

John Bowlby

Discontinuous aspects of development

Konrad Lorenz

Nature and Nuture
Ethological Theories

Lev Vygotsky

Focus on the way children think
Proposes discontinuous development
Assigning children Active Roles in their own development

Jean Piaget

Nature and Nurture
Information Processing Theory
Constructivism