Sabrina Parrish Period 6/7 11/22/13

Theories Comparison
Eriksons theory is culture & social experiences shape development. If a crisis isnt resolved by a certain point in their life, later problems will ensue. Personality develops in a series of stages. Erikson's theory is the development of ego identity. Ego identity is the conscious sense of self that we develop through social interaction. Egos are always changing. Main difference is he studied childrens emotional development. We must develop emotionally before anything else. Maslows theory is, Self- actualization: identifies a hierarchy of needs, motivate people behavior and goals that are necessary for healthy personality development. Our actions are motivated in order achieve certain needs. People are motivated to fulfill basic needs before moving on to other, more advanced needs. The main difference for him is needs must be met before a person can progress to the next level. Its because children need basic needs before they can have growth needs. Piagets theory is, Constructive: kids actively build knowledge from first hard experiences in stimulating environment. He had four distinct stages: the sensorimotor stage, from birth to age 2; the preoperational stage, from age 2 to about age 7; the concrete operational stage, from age 7 to 11; and the formal operational stage, which begins in adolescence and spans into adulthood. The main differences are he believed that children are like "little scientists" and that they actively try to explore and make sense of the world around them. He believes that kids develop their own theories.

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Vygotskys theory is, Sociocultural: children learn from social interaction from culture contest. Social interaction plays a fundamental role in the process of cognitive development. He
says, Every function in the childs cultural development appears twice: first, on the social level,

and later, on the individual level; first, between people (interpsychological) and then inside the child (intrapsychological). The main difference is that culture is the most powerful influence on a childs learning. A child will learn from their parents and/or peers actions. Skinners theory is, Behaviorism: learning is a change in behavior that is concentrated by the consequences either positive or negative. This is a method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior. Its an internal thoughts and motivations could not be used to explain behavior. The main difference is that behavior reinforcements guide learning. Because then you know what kind of consequences to give that helps them change. Emilies theory is really all of the other theories combined. She sees a child as a very competent protagonist and initiator who interact with their environment. The main difference is the constant interaction and a combined use of all the theories. It changes the children for the better by interacting. But it can be a negative and can make the child not want to try anymore and give up.