Developmental Theories
Behavioral Learning Theories
Social Cognitive and Information Processing Theories
100

I believe our experiences during childhood and innate sexual drives develop our personalities and behavior by the time we are adults. 

I am Sigmund Freud (Austria, 1856-1939)

100

I am the difference between reinforcement and punishment.

Reinforcement increases behavior, and punishment decreases it. 

100
I developed the social cognitive theory.

I am Albert Bandura (America, 1925-2021)

200

I created the psychosocial development theory. 

I am Erik Erikson (Germany/USA, 1902-1994)

200

I am Edwin Guthrie (USA, 1886-1959), and I developed the...

Contiguity Theory.

200

Sensory Memory, Short-term memory, and Long-term memory are the parts of....

The Information Processing Theory, developed by George Miller.

300

I am Lawrence Kohlberg (USA, 1927-1987) and I created the....

Moral Development Theory, focused on how people develop their judgement of right and wrong.

300

Who am I? I studied dogs and I found the theory of....

I am Ivan Pavlov (Russia, 1859-1946) , and I discovered Classical Conditioning.

300

I am the 4 processes in observational learning

Attention, Retention, Production, or Motivation. 

400

I am the main focus of Erikson's developmental theory that expanded on Freud's. 

I am the Psychosocial theory: how personality and identity are developed throughout an entire lifespan in 8 stages (BONUS: trust v mistrust, autonomy v shame & doubt, initiative v guilt, industry v inferiority, identity v role confusion, intimacy v isolation, generatively v stagnation, and integrity v despair). 

400

I am BF Skinner, and I...

Created the theory of Operant Conditioning, where behavior is learnt through the consequences of our actions.

400

I am Albert Bandura, and my theory describes...

The influence of individual experiences and observing others, ourselves, and our environment on our learning. 

500

I am a main criticism on Freud, Erikson, and Kohlberg's theories.

Bias of research on white upper class men mean their stages and theories may not apply to everyone. Cultural, racial, and gender bias are predominant in their investigations. 

500

I am the contiguity theory, and I hold that...

Situations and responses become connected if they are related in time.

500

I am the stages of putting information into long-term memory.

Encoding, Consolidation, Storage.