WGU D307 Educational Psychology and
Human Development Already Passed
Maslow ✔✔Humanist psychologist who developed a pyramid representing heirarchy of human
needs
Piaget ✔✔theorist that developed a series of stages in which an individual passes during
cognitive development; associated with constructivism
Vygotsky ✔✔theorist focused on the social world of people when explaining cognitive
development; associated with constructivism
Erikson ✔✔theorist who studied psychosocial development across the lifespan
Bandura ✔✔Theorist who focused on observational learning; famous for the Bobo doll
experiment; active in social-cognitive theory
Kohlberg ✔✔theorist who claimed individuals went through a series of stages in the process of
moral development.
,Gilligan ✔✔theorist who examined moral differences between boys and girls based on social
rules and on ethic of caring and responsibility; critical of Kohlberg
Skinner ✔✔theorist who developed the theory of operant conditioning; associated with
behaviorism
Chomsky ✔✔theorist who formed the Universal Grammar theory; associated with language
development
Spearman ✔✔theorist who proposed a theory of general intelligence (IQ) measured by 'g factor')
Gardner ✔✔theorist who wanted to broaden definition of intelligence; created 8 types of
intelligence
Thurnstone ✔✔theorist who proposed multiple primary mental abilities as a way to define
intelligence
Sternberg ✔✔theorist who developed triarchic theory of intelligence
, Rogers ✔✔theorist who expanded on Maslow's concepts; associated with humanism
Bloom ✔✔theorist who developed taxonomy of cognitive processes
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs ✔✔(level 1) Physiological Needs, (level 2) Safety and Security,
(level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection, (level 4) Self Esteem, (level 5) Self Actualization
Schema ✔✔a conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the world
Assimilation ✔✔interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas
Accommodation ✔✔adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new
information
Equilibration ✔✔the process by which children (or other people) balance assimilation and
accommodation to create stable understanding
Human Development Already Passed
Maslow ✔✔Humanist psychologist who developed a pyramid representing heirarchy of human
needs
Piaget ✔✔theorist that developed a series of stages in which an individual passes during
cognitive development; associated with constructivism
Vygotsky ✔✔theorist focused on the social world of people when explaining cognitive
development; associated with constructivism
Erikson ✔✔theorist who studied psychosocial development across the lifespan
Bandura ✔✔Theorist who focused on observational learning; famous for the Bobo doll
experiment; active in social-cognitive theory
Kohlberg ✔✔theorist who claimed individuals went through a series of stages in the process of
moral development.
,Gilligan ✔✔theorist who examined moral differences between boys and girls based on social
rules and on ethic of caring and responsibility; critical of Kohlberg
Skinner ✔✔theorist who developed the theory of operant conditioning; associated with
behaviorism
Chomsky ✔✔theorist who formed the Universal Grammar theory; associated with language
development
Spearman ✔✔theorist who proposed a theory of general intelligence (IQ) measured by 'g factor')
Gardner ✔✔theorist who wanted to broaden definition of intelligence; created 8 types of
intelligence
Thurnstone ✔✔theorist who proposed multiple primary mental abilities as a way to define
intelligence
Sternberg ✔✔theorist who developed triarchic theory of intelligence
, Rogers ✔✔theorist who expanded on Maslow's concepts; associated with humanism
Bloom ✔✔theorist who developed taxonomy of cognitive processes
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs ✔✔(level 1) Physiological Needs, (level 2) Safety and Security,
(level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection, (level 4) Self Esteem, (level 5) Self Actualization
Schema ✔✔a conceptual framework a person uses to make sense of the world
Assimilation ✔✔interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas
Accommodation ✔✔adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new
information
Equilibration ✔✔the process by which children (or other people) balance assimilation and
accommodation to create stable understanding
