Behavioral Theory in Child Development
Behavioral Theory in Child Development
Hypothesis
Identify a testable hypothesis about child development using one of the theories described in your course readings. After creating a hypothesis:
Describe how you would use the scientific method to determine whether your hypothesis is correct.
Describe the steps of the scientific method that must be taken to verify the hypothesis.
Describe what research strategy you would use. Use concrete examples to justify your rationale.
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Support your responses with examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.
This is the theory I want to use for this assignment.
Behavioral Theories
Behavioral theories of child development came about as theorists became frustrated with the often vague and untestable predictions that psychodynamic theorists promoted. Behaviorists believed that the unconscious that Freud and Erikson relied on so heavily is a useless construct because it is not visible to the naked eye. Conversely, behaviorists had a “see it to believe it” perspective.
Behavioral theorists, such as John Watson, B. F. Skinner, and Albert Bandura, held different views on how children learned behaviors, but they all agreed that children and adolescents develop their specific skills and abilities through the principles of reinforcement—reinforced behaviors persist but ignored or punished behaviors fade away
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As far as formating of course APA and references is a must. It is also asked to stay away from .com sources. Thank you so much!!
This is the book for the class, I am having issues accessing this myself but if you are able to find any information on this as a refernece please use it within the work. Thanks so much !! Feldman, R. (2015). Child development and my virtual child (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. (ISBN: 9781323331057)
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