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Themes and Theories of Human Development

What is a theory. . . What is a theory in general?A set of concepts or propositions that describe and explain some aspect of experience.What is a scientific theory?A public pronouncement indicating what a scientist believes about his or her area specific area of investigationWhat are the characteristics of a good theory?ParsimonyConcise, yet able to explain a wide range of phenomenaFalsifiabilityCapable of making explicit predictionsHeuristic valueCan be applied to unknown situations and cases.

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Themes and Theories of Human Development

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    1. Themes and Theories of Human Development

    2. What is a theory

    3. Question and controversies about human development

    4. Continuous versus Discontinuous Development

    5. Continuous versus Discontinuous Development

    6. Question and controversies about human development

    7. Theories of child development Psychoanalytic viewpoint

    8. Theories of child development Learning theory (Behaviorism)

    9. Theories of child development Learning theory (Behaviorism)

    10. Theories of child development Cognitive theories

    11. Theories of child development Ethological and evolutionary theory

    12. Theories of child development Vygotsky & Bronfenbrenner

    13. Ecological theory Environmental Layers

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