Development Infographic
1. Choose one of the movies from the list on page three. Select a character from the movie to use for your analysis.
2. Choose a theoretical perspective for analyzing the character. The perspectives include but are not limited to:
• Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development (0-18 yrs) (pp. 9, 10)
• Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development (pp. 6, 7)
• Lev Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development (0-18 yrs) (p. 13)
• Sigmund Freud’s stages of psychosexual development (0-18 yrs) (pp. 4-6)
• Ivan Pavlov’s classical conditioning (p. 7)
• B.F. Skinner’s operant conditioning (pp. 7, 8)
• Albert Bandura’s social cognitive theory (p. 9)
• Information processing theory (pp. 10, 11)
• Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory (pp. 12, 13)
• Robert Havinghurst’s developmental tasks (p. 246)
• Daniel Levinson’s seasons of life (pp. 248, 249, 280)
• Robert Sternberg’s triangular theory of love (pp. 251, 252)
• Life-events approach (e.g. empty nest syndrome, death, divorce, separation, hospitalization, financial difficulties, employment challenges, etc.) (pp. 282, 283)
• Robert Peck’s developmental tasks (p. 310)
• Activity theory (p. 311, 312)
• Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ stages of dying (p. 325)
• Socio-emotional selectivity theory (p. 313) and selective optimization and compensation (p. 321, 322)