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Laverne Levenstein
How do we make sense of human growth and development, from infancy to old age? At the heart of developmental psychologyopen in new window, these famous theories have shaped and inspired many to pursue their research in order to explain how the individual grows to perceive the world and themselves as they get older.
Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, also had many contributions to developmental psychology. Most famous is his theory on the 5 stages of psychosexual development where he proposed that 5 psychosexual stages occur during growth from childhood to adulthood, with each stage having its own energy that relates to a different part of the body. These stages are: oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital.
Freud also proposed that personality develops through interactions of the mind, namely the: id, ego, and superego. Based on how these three parts of the mind interact or conflict with each other, human behavior and individual personality are in turn affected (Austrian, 2008).open in new window
While Freud was very influential in the field of psychoanalysis, his hypotheses on developmental psychology were not subjected to rigorous experimental methods as his research was centered around observation.
Gesell saw that children develop through a predictable sequence of stages, but at their own pace and he theorized growth as a cyclical spiral that moves through 6 well-defined stages. One cycleopen in new window has the following parts, in order to resolve: Smooth, Break-Up, Sorting Out, Inwardizing, Expansion, and Neurotic.
Many would agree that Piaget is one of the most influential developmental psychologists of the 20th century. His work and research in the field of developmental psychology are so extensive that it is difficult to pick what topic to focus on, from experimental research methods he developed to explaining how developmental processes occurred in children.
These stages are then divided into substages which further explain how cognition develops. For example, curiosity and novelty are first observed in the sensorimotor stage from 12 to 18 months and a newborn begins acting with intentionality or that play helps the schematization process develop in infants (Bhagat, Haque, & Jaalam, 2018)open in new window.
In his theory, the most popular construct that Vygotsky proposed is the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) which refers to the distance between what a child can accomplish without assistance and what they can do with the guidance of someone that is more capable like an adult.
Harry Harlow conducted the famous (yet controversial) experiments that showed how rhesus monkeys form attachments, ultimately providing insights on the importance of the mother-child attachment for healthy development.Left: Infant rhesus monkey preferring to spend time with the wool surrogate mother. Right: Close-up of the infant monkey bonding with the wool mother.
John Bowlby, a British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, was known for his attachment theory which stated that a child needs a positive relationship with at least one caregiver in order to develop normally. He also did a lot of work elaborating on separation anxiety.
In terms of cognition, Bowlby asserted that in order for attachment to form, certain cognitive processes are needed such as mental representations (of the environment, self, and the caregiver) which are, in turn, shaped by experience.
Maslow proposed a hierarchy of needs, from essential needs like food to more abstract/higher-level needs like self-esteem. He set up a progressive list of needs that an individual goes through in order to develop completely and be self-actualized.
It is important to note that Maslow asserted that a need does not need to be met 100% before moving on to the next need. In fact, Maslow believed that the majority of individuals are partially satisfied with their basic needs. Thus, it might be more accurate to see the needs as percentages where a satisfactory level is good enough. Also, when a new need emerges, it does not happen immediately, but rather is a slow and gradual process that emerges over time (Bland & DeRobertis, 2017).open in new window
In the Strange Situation experiment, the child is observed under various circumstances in order to determine how they behave in the presence and absence of their mother, spanning 8 scenarios that lasted a total of 21 minutes. The stress responses were observed during the time that the mother was absent and also behaviors during the reunion phase. Ainsworth noted considerable differences across the three attachment types during the presence and absence of the mother.
Based on these 4 behavioral areas, the toddler could be classified into one of three attachment types (disorganized attachment was added later when the theory expanded) (Ainsworth, 1979):open in new window
The importance of the social component for development was addressed by others before Bandura, such as Robert Sears who explained it through the lens of psychoanalytic theory and stimulus-response learning. However, Bandura did not agree with this approach and really took the theory of social learning to another level by looking at it from the perspective of cognition and information-processing (Grusec, 1994).open in new window
In addition to developing the social learning theory, Bandura is known for establishing the concept of observational learning, the construct of self-efficacy, and conducting the famous Bobo doll experiment. He also did extensive research on aggression.open in new window
Kohlberg acknowledged that this theory is complex and difficult to prove due to its empirical and philosophical nature, however he prompted researchers to look into it in order to validate the theory (Kohlberg & Hersh, 1977).open in new window
A clear example of how life-span development theory can explain complex phenomena is shown in the figure below. Baltes took the well-knownn psychometric theory on fluid and crystallized intelligence and demonstrated how these different forms of intelligence fit on his theoretical trajectories, see the figure below (Baltes, 1987)open in new window:
WVU has an illustrious history in life-span development as the first program in this field. Our program continues to provide in-depth training to the next generation of life-span developmental psychologists. Graduates are highly successful in obtaining employment and find positions in academia, government, research institutions, foundations and applied settings.
The Ph.D. in developmental psychology combines breadth of training in perspectives on normal development across the life span with depth and rigor of training in an area of specialization selected by the student. The program produces disciplined researchers who are also skilled classroom instructors. Students are funded via teaching and research assistantships.
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