FRHD 1010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Operant Conditioning, Classical Conditioning, Scientific Control

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

A theory is a comprehensive and organized explanation of many phenomena; a hypothesis is more limited and may be proven false. Developmental theory a group of ideas, assumptions and generalizations that interpret and illuminate the thousands of observations that have been made about human growth. It provides a framework for explaining the patterns and problems of development. Psychoanalytic theory a theory of human development that holds that irrational, unconscious drives and motives, often originating in childhood, underlie human development. Learning theory a theory of human development that describes the laws and processes by which observable behaviour is learned. Behaviourism a learning theory based on the idea that behaviours can be trained and changed in response to stimuli in the environment. Behavioural psychologists believed that what children learn, especially in regard to social behaviour, is acquired from their environment. Emphasize unconscious wishes and urges, unknown to the person but powerful all the same.