Theories
Which psychologist?
CYCC Language
Maslow and Erikson
Wild Card/Theory
100

This developmental psychologist is famous for his theory of cognitive development, which includes stages like the sensorimotor and formal operational stages.

Who is Jean Piaget

100

This psychologist is known for the concept of "operant conditioning." 

  • Who is B.F. Skinner?

100

Child care professionals may spot ____________ issues before the parents do.

What is Developmental?

100

Maslow developed a _____ needs.

What is Hierarchy?

100

According to Person-Centered Theory, this is the key to personal growth and self-actualization.

What is a therapeutic relationship?

200

This theory emphasizes the importance of relationships and the "zones of proximal development," focusing on how children learn through social interactions.

What is Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory?

200

This theorist introduced the idea of "unconditional positive regard" in child-centered care.

Who is Carl Rogers?

200

Care and the __________ can support or hinder development.

What is Environment?

200

Maslow’s hierarchy has ____ levels, is pictured as a pyramid and goes from bottom to top.

What is Five?

200

This theory challenges the ways in which race and racism influence the legal system, focusing on the lived experiences of marginalized groups.

What is Critical Race Theory?

300

This ecological model describes how various systems, from the microsystem to the macrosystem, influence child development.

What is Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory?

300

He created the Ecological Systems Theory

Urie Bronfenbrenner

300

This brain area is often overactivated in children exposed to trauma.

What is the amygdala?

300

Erik Erikson developed 8 _____ stages through which humans develop during their lifetimes.

What is Psychosocial?

300

This term, central to feminist theory, emphasizes the way power dynamics and gender inequalities shape society.

What is patriarchy?

400

Bowlby’s theory emphasizing the importance of a secure bond between a child and caregiver is called this.

What is Attachment Theory?

400

The theorist known for moral development stages like pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional. 

Who is Lawrence Kohlberg?

400

The term for a caregiver's ability to respond appropriately to a child’s needs.

What is attunement?

400

Erikson describes emotional development as a series of eight stages, called _____, which must be “resolved” before proceeding to the next conflict.

What is Conflicts?

400

This attachment style, as defined in Attachment Theory, is characterized by avoidance of intimacy and emotional distance.


What is avoidant attachment?

500

Lev Vygotsky introduced this concept, which refers to the support provided to help a child reach the next stage of development.

What is Scaffolding?

500

This psychologist’s work on stress introduced the concept of "fight, flight, or freeze."

Who is Walter Cannon?

500

This parenting style is most likely to foster secure attachment in children.

What is authoritative parenting?

500

This influential feminist theorist is known for her work in radical feminism and advocating for the liberation of women from all societal constraints.

Who is bell hooks?

500

This key concept in Piaget’s theory refers to the idea that objects continue to exist even when they are not seen or heard.

What is object permanence?

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