Child Development Theorists

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Said our behavior was shaped by rewards and punishments or positive and negative reinforcements

Said that our development was dependent on psychosexual stages involving internal desires.

Said children learn actively and hands on so play is important, and everyone in our environment at large impacts our learning.

He believed we have stages of development that focused on overcoming a conflict or crisis

Said we learn by observing others so modeling is crucial for impacting child development

Said we have multiple intelligences rather than on single general intelligence.

Said children learn best using their senses and go through 4 stages of cognitive development.

He believed that early relationships with caregivers play a major role in our development