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Sigmund Freud
Psychosexual Development Theory: Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, and Genital stages.
Erik Erikson
Psychosocial Development Theory: Eight stages from Trust vs. Mistrust to Integrity vs. Despair.
Jean Piaget
Cognitive Development Theory: Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational stages.
Lawrence Kohlberg
Moral Development Theory: Preconventional, Conventional, and Postconventional levels with two stages each.
Lev Vygotsky
Socio-Cultural Theory of Cognitive Development: Zone of Proximal Development and More Knowledgeable Other concepts.
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Ecological Systems Theory: Microsystem, Mesosystem, Exosystem, Macrosystem, and Chronosystem.
Albert Bandura
Social Learning Theory: Emphasizes modeling, imitation, and observational learning.
John Bowlby
Attachment Theory: Explores the importance of early emotional bonds for development.
Mary Ainsworth
Expanded Attachment Theory: Identified three main attachment styles (Secure, Anxious-Ambivalent, and Avoidant).
Howard Gardner
Theory of Multiple Intelligences: Identifies eight distinct types of intelligence.
Carol Gilligan
Ethic of Care Theory: Emphasizes relationships and compassion in moral reasoning, critiquing Kohlberg's theory.
Harry Harlow
Attachment Research: Demonstrated the importance of comfort and security for monkey infants, not just nourishment.
Margaret Mahler
Separation-Individuation Theory: Describes the process of child developing a sense of identity separate from the mother.
Donald Winnicott
Object Relations Theory: Explored the importance of the 'holding environment' for the development of the self.
Abraham Maslow
Hierarchy of Needs: Psychological theory proposing five levels of human needs, from basic (physiological) to higher levels (self-actualization).
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