1. Assignment “Ring of Theories”
Develop a review tool for some of the major theories of Developmental Psychology. Create a matrix and record the following information:
Rows: Name of Theory
Columns:
Name of psychologist and specific area of study in developmental psychology
Specifics of Theory (stages, terms, relevance of study and all important info.)
Application to today’s psychology or example of theory

2. List of Theories or Topics:
Social Learning Theory- Albert Bandura (observational learning)
Gender Schema/Identity- Sandra Bem
Course of Prenatal Development/Life Span Development (Erik Erikson)
Differences in Temperament- (Jerome Kagan)
Parenting Styles- (Diana Baumrind)
Model of Moral Development- (Lawrence Kohlberg)
Attachment Theories:
Harry Harlow
Mary Ainsworth
John Bowlby (Evolutionary Explanation)

3. Sample Name of Theory Name of Psychologist Specifics of Theory
Application
Social Learning Theory
Bandura (Social Learning)
The Gender Schema Theory states that a child adjusts their behavior according to their culture’s concept of gender roles. The Social Learning Theory states that children observe and imitate the actions of those around them and are rewarded for desired behavior and punished for undesired behavior. Children then learn their gender roles from the positively reinforced behavior.
In the Gender Schema Theory, a young girl would have naturally developed a sense of femininity and then adjusted her behavior to comply with this sense. In the Social Learning Theory, the young girl assumes her gender role because she has imitated her mother, sisters, and/or other close females and has been positively reinforced. Examples of feminine roles include wearing pink and playing with dolls. Examples of masculine roles include wearing blue and playing with trucks.
Course of Prenatal Development/Life Span Development
Erikson
Gender Schema/Identity
__________________
Differences in Temperament
Sandra Bem
_______________________
Kagan
____________________________
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Sociocultural Theory
Lev Vygotsky
Parenting Styles
Model of Moral Development
Harry Harlow Attachment Theory
Mary Ainsworth Attachment Theory
John Bowlby Attachment Theory