Theories of development : concepts and applications /
William Crain.
- Sixth edition.
- xiv, 432 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Early theories : preformationism, Locke, and Rousseau -- Gesell's maturational theory -- Ethological theories : Darwin, Lorenz and Tinbergen, and Bowlby and Ainsworth -- Montessori's educational philosophy -- Werner's organismic and comparative theory -- Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory -- Kohlberg's stages of moral development -- Learning theory : Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner -- Bandura's social learning theory -- Vygotsky's social-historical theory of cognitive development -- Freud's psychoanalytic theory -- Erikson and the eight stages of life -- Mahler's separation/individuation theory -- A case study in psychoanalytic treatment : Bettelheim on autism -- Schachtel on childhood experiences -- Jung's theory of adulthood -- Chomsky's theory of language development -- Conclusion : humanistic psychology and developmental theory.