Theories of Developmental Psychology Book

Introduction
What Is a Theory?
What Is a Developmental Theory?
Of What Value is a Developmental Theory?
What Main Issues of Developmental Psychology Do Theories Address?

1. Piaget's Cognitive-Stage Theory and the Neo-Piagetians
Biographical Sketch General Orientation to the Theory Description of the Stages Memory Mechanisms of Development Position on Developmental Issues Applications Evaluation of the Theory Piaget's Own Modifications of His Theory The Neo-Piagetians

2. Frued's and Erikson's Psychoanalytic Theories
FREUD Biographical Sketch General Orientation to the Theory Description of the Stages Contemporary Research on Relationships Mechanisms of Development Position on Developmental Issues Applications Evaluation of the Theory ERICKSON Biographical Sketch General Orientation to the Theory Description of the Stages Contemporary Eriksonian Research Mechanisms of Development Position on Developmental Issues Applications Evaluation of the Theory

3. Social-Learning Theory
History of the Theory General Orientation to the Theory Examples of Developmental Research: Moral Judgments and Gender Roles Mechanisms of Development Position on Developmental Issues Applications Evaluation of the Theory Social Learning Theory Today

4. Information-Processing Theory

History of the Theory General Orientation to the Theory Major Developmental Approaches Mechanisms of Development Position on Developmental Issues Applications Evaluation of the Theory

5. Ethiology and Other Evolutionary Theories
History of the Theory General Orientation to the Theory Contributions to Human Developmental Psychology Mechanisms of Development Position on Developmental Issues Applications Evaluation of the Theory

6. Gibson's Ecological Perceptual Theory of Development

Biographical Sketch General Orientation to the Theory Developmental Trends What Infants Learn About Mechanisms of Development Position on Developmental Issues Applications Evaluation of the Theory

7. Vygotsky and the Socioculturalists
Biographical Sketch General Orientation to the Theory Examples of Vygotskian and Other Sociocultural Research Mechanisms of Development Position on Developmental Issues Applications Evaluation of the Theory Concluding Comments

8. Contemporary Mini-Theories and Emerging Theories
The Theory Theory Modularity Nativism Developmental Neuroscience Dynamic-Systems Theory Developing-Person-in-Context Critical Psychology: Are Theories of Development Gendered?
Position on Developmental Issues Concluding Thoughts

9. Reflections
Developmental Issues Revisited A Need for Better Theoretical Accounts of Mechanisms of Development Historical Progress of Developmental Theories Conclusions